Category: Income-Tax Act

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CIT(E) v. Hamdard National Foundation (India) (2022) 443 ITR 348 / 212 DTR 38 / 325 CTR 626 / 286 Taxman 441 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 13 : Denial of exemption-Trust or institution-Benefit of specified persons-Valuation of rent-Burden to prove inadequacy of rent is on Department-Rent received exceeded valuation adopted by Municipal Corporation for purpose of levying house tax-Merely relying upon the opinion as to rent from property broker firms and websites additions cannot be made-Order of Tribunal is affirmed-Res Judicata-Rule of consistency is followed. [S. 11, 12, 13(2)(b), 13(3)]

Creative Museum Designers v. ITO(E) (2022) 443 ITR 173 / 211 DTR 361 / 326 CTR 122 (Cal.)(HC)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Education-Dissemination of knowledge through Museum or Science Parks constitutes education-Entitled to exemption. [S. 2(15), Companies Act, 1956, S. 25]

Prajatantra Prachar Samity v. CIT (2022) 443 ITR 15 / 213 DTR 440 / 326 CTR 569 / 287 Taxman 667 (SC)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Method of accounting-Tribunal calling for information and affidavit filed in response by assessee-Affidavit not referred to by Tribunal or by High Court-Orders of Tribunal and High Court set aside and matters remitted to Tribunal for consideration afresh. [S. 254(1), 256(2), 260A]

CIT v. Sociedade De Fomento Industrial Pvt. Ltd. (2022) 443 ITR 34 / 211 DTR 305 / 325 CTR 507/ 286 Taxman 221 (SC) Editorial : Decision in CIT v. Sociedade De Fomento Industrial Pvt. Ltd. (No. 1) (2020) 429 ITR 207 (Bom)(HC) affirmed.

S. 10B: Export oriented undertakings-Reconstruction-New unit formed in 1998 fully independent with higher production capacity, located at separate plot-New undertaking-Entitled to exemption.

Adjudicating Authority v. Anuttam Academic Institutions (2022) 442 ITR 509 / 286 Taxman 400(Mad.)(HC) Editorial : Decision of single judge reversed ; Advance Infradevelopers Pvt. Ltd. v. Adjudicating Authority (2022)442 ITR 477 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 5 : Benami Transaction Limitation-Order passed within time limit-Delay in communication-Order not barred by limitation-Alternative remedy-Writ is not maintainable.[S.24(1),24(3), 24(5), 26(3), 26(7), 46, 114 Art, 226]

Yogesh Roshanlal Gupta v. CBDT (2022) 442 ITR 31 / 212 DTR 313 / 326 CTR 34 / 286 Taxman 95 (SC) Editorial : Order of Gujarat High Court is modified, Yogesh Roshanlal Gupta v. CBDT (2021) 432 ITR 91 /199 DTR 81/ 319 CTR 389 / 280 Taxman 278 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 191 : Tax paid under the Scheme shall not be refunded-Paid two instalments- Default in paying final instalment- Seeking extension of time to pay third instalment-Request rejected by High Court-Direction that assessee be given benefit of amounts deposited towards first two instalments while reckoning tax liability of assessee after revised assessment. [S. 183, 185, Art. 226]

Dadha Pharma (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2022) 442 ITR 93 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 2(5B) : Charge of tax-Financial company-Transfer of distribution business to a new company-Matter remanded-Interpretation of taxing statute-Charging provision must be construed strictly. [S. 2(7)]

Raghunandan Enterprise v. ACIT (2022)442 ITR 460 / 211 DTR 345 / 328 CTR 99(Guj.)(HC)

S. 281B : Provisional attachment-Power must not be exercised in an arbitrary manner-Recovery proceedings against assignee of Partner’s Share in firm-Provisional Attachment Of Property Of Firm is not valid-Interpretation of taxing statute-The golden rule of interpretation of statutes is that the statute has to be construed according to its plain, literal and grammatical meaning, unless it leads to absurdity. [Indian Partnership Act, 1932, S. 29]

S. P. Velayutham v. ACIT (2022) 442 ITR 74/ 215 DTR 265/327 CTR 779 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 276C : Offences and prosecutions-Wilful attempt to evade tax-Self assessment-Default in payment of tax on time-Paying tax in instalments-No mala fide intention to evade tax. [S. 140A(3), 226, 276(2)]

Union Bank of India v. Add. CIT (TDS) (2022) 442 ITR 194 / 211 DTR 308 / 325 CTR 505 / 286 Taxman 353 (SC)

S. 271C : Penalty-Failure to deduct at source-Interest on fixed deposits-Agra Development Authority-Statutory Body-Not liable to deduct tax at source-Levy of penalty is not valid. [S. 194A(3)(iii)(f), Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning And Development Act, 1973]