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Ashok Kumar Agarwal & Ors v. UOI (2021 ) 439 ITR 1/ 206 DTR 229 / 322 CTR 873/ 131 taxmann.com 22 ( All ) ( HC) .www.itatonline .org . Ashok Kumar Agarwal & Ors v. UOI ( All ) ( HC) .www.itatonline .org .Editorial:Refer, UOI v. Ashsih Agarwal (2022) 444 ITR 1/ 213 DTR 217/ 326 CTR 473/ 286 Taxman 183 (SC) , notices issued by the Assessing Officers under section 148 shall be deemed to have been issued under Section 148A as substituted by the Finance Act, 2021 and to be treated as show¬ cause notices in terms of Section 148A(b) of the Act -The Assessing Officers shall, within 30 days from 04-05-2022, provide the information and material relied upon so that the assessees can reply to the notices within two weeks thereafter- Decision to apply to all such notices quashed by High Courts throughout Country SLP filed by the revenue , Notice issued returnable on 15-3 -2022 UOI v. Ashish Agarwal ( SLP ( C ) 1767/2022 dt. 11-2 -2022

S. 148 : Reassessment – Notice – Constitutional validity – The delegation authorized being only for the purpose of enlarging limitation under a valid law, such delegation could not be exercised to resurrect the provision of law that stood omitted from the statute book by virtue of its substitution made by the Finance Act, 2021, w.e.f. 01.04.2021.- Interpretation of Taxing Statutes — Legislative Substitution- Interpretation of Taxing Statutes — Legislative Substitution- Cassus omisus cannot be supplied, either by the delegated legislation or by Courts – The Enabling Act only extended the limitation up to 31.03.2021 to do certain things only. Thereafter, it delegated the power to cause such further extensions to do those things beyond the date 31.12.2020, upto 30.06.2021 – delegate to do colourably, that which it cannot directly do after the Parliament enforced Sections 2 to 88 of the Finance Act 2021, w.e.f. 01.04.2021. once the principal legislation enacted the law as has been done in the present case, its delegate was denuded of its powers, in the field occupied by the principal legislature- Reassessment notices issued under section 148 of the Act are quashed . [ S. 147, 148A, 149, 151 , 151A , 153,292 Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Act, 2020 , S.3(1) of the Act 38 of 2020, Art , 226 ]

Ananta Land Mark Pvt. Ltd v. Dy.CIT 2021 ) 439 ITR 168/ 323 CTR 138 / 283 Taxman 462/ 131 taxmann.com 52 / 207 DTR 33 ( Bom) ( HC) www.itatonline .org Ananta Land Mark Pvt. Ltd v. Dy.CIT ( Bom) ( HC) www.itatonline .org

S. 147 : Reassessment – After the expiry of four years – No failure to disclose material facts –Interest income – Deduction – Change of opinion –No power of review – Reassessment is held to be bad in law [ S. 37 (1), 56, 57, 148 , Art , 226 ]

DCIT v. Leena Power Tech Engineers Pvt Ltd ( 2021) 213 TTJ 1058/ 207 DTR 33 (Mum) ( Trib) .www.itatonline.org

S.68: Cash credits – Share application money – Shell company – The DCF method adopted is incorrect and fallacious- the two investing companies held to fit the description of a shell company- The burden is on the assessee to prove the identity, capacity and genuineness and nature and source of credits in his books of accounts, to the satisfaction of the Assessing Officer even if confirmations are filed and the persons are assessed to tax- Theory of human probability applied – Addition as cash credits is held to be justified on the facts of the case – Reassessment is held to be justified . [ S. 133(6), 143(3) , 147, 148, Rule 27 ITAT Rules ,1963 ] S.68: Cash credits – Share application money – Shell company – The DCF method adopted is incorrect and fallacious- the two investing companies held to fit the description of a shell company- The burden is on the assessee to prove the identity, capacity and genuineness and nature and source of credits in his books of accounts, to the satisfaction of the Assessing Officer even if confirmations are filed and the persons are assessed to tax- Theory of human probability applied – Addition as cash credits is held to be justified on the facts of the case – Reassessment is held to be justified . [ S. 133(6), 143(3) , 147, 148, Rule 27 ITAT Rules ,1963 ]

Radhasoami Satsang v. CIT (1992] 193 ITR 321 / 60 Taxman 248 / (1991 ) 100 CTR 267 (SC) Editorial : Refer Godrej & Boycee Mamaufacturing Co Ltd v .DCIT ( 2017 ) 394 ITR 449/ 247 Taxman 361/ 151 DTR 89/ 295 CTR 121 (SC)/ CIT v. Excel Industries Ltd ( 2013 ) 358 ITR 295 (SC)

Interpretation of taxing statues – Principle of Resjudicata does not apply to income tax proceedings – In the absence of any change in the circumstances revenue could not reopen the question which had been decided upon in the earlier years .

Ayyappa Roller Flour Mills Ltd. v. ITO (2021) 280 Taxman 450 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Show cause notice-Writ against the show cause was dismissed. [Art. 226]

CIT v. Gujarat Lease Financing Ltd. (2021) 280 Taxman 449 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 260A : Appeal-High Court-Tax effect is more than Rs.1 crore-Appeal restored.

Harish Wadhwa v. ITO (2021) 280 Taxman 171 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 254 (1) : Appellate Tribunal-Duties-Ex-parte order-Order passed without considering the application for an adjournment filed by the son and without application of mind-Order of Tribunal set aside and remanded back for fresh consideration. [S. 143(3)]

PCIT v. Karnataka State Co-operative Federation Ltd. (2021) 280 Taxman 452 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 251 : Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Powers-New claim-Can be made before the Appellate Authority though neither claimed in the original return nor filed the revised return. [S. 139]

ADS Apollo Holdings B.V., In re (2021) 280 Taxman 113 (AAR)

S. 245R : Advance rulings-Capital gains on transfer of LLP interest in an Indian LLP-DTAA-India-Netherlands-Application admitted. [S. 245R(ii), Art. 13]

K.S.Thirumalaivasan v. Chairman, ITSC (2021) 280 Taxman 423 / 203 DTR 313(Mad.)(HC)

S. 245D : Settlement Commission-Failure to produce the material-Rejection of application is held to be valid. [S. 245D(4), Art. 226]