Category: Income-Tax Act

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A. Harish Bhat v. ACIT (2020) 317 CTR 957 / 195 DTR 105 / 317 CTR 957 / 269 Taxman 218 (Karn) (HC)

S. 2(35) : Principal officer – Burden is revenue to demonstrate that the assessee is key management personal – Notice served is held to be bad in law [ S. 2(35)(b) ]

EDC Ltd. v. CWT (2020) 191 DTR 397 / 315 CTR 760 (Bom) (HC

Wealth -tax Act , 1957
S. 17 : Reassessment – Limitation – Matter remanded to wealth tax officer for verification [ S .18 (1)(c ) ]

H.M. Sahajhan v. PCIT (2020) 192 DTR 278 (Ker) (HC)

S. 264 :Commissioner – Revision of other orders – Delay in flling the writ petition against revision order – No explanation was furnished – Writ petition was dismssed [ S. 154 , 271(1) (c ), Art , 226 ]

ITO v. Kalimuddin Badnawarwala (2020) 191 DTR 359 / 315 CTR 587 (MP) (HC)

S. 260A : Appeal – High Court – Review –Low tax effect -Audit objection – Appeal decided as per CBDT Circular dt 8 -8 -2019- No error apparent on the face of the record Review petition was dismissed .[ S.268A]

S & P Foundation P. Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 195 DTR 10 (Mad) (HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal – Duties- Additional income offered -Confirming the levy of concealment penalty without giving an opportunity is held to be bad in law – Matter remanded to the Appellate Tribunal . [ S.271(1)(c)]

Cutchi Memon Union v. Dy. CIT(E) (2020) 195 DTR 351/(2021) 318 CTR 335 (karn) (HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal – Duties- Charitable Trust – Computation of income -Commercial sense – Matter remanded [ S. 2(24), 2(45), 11 ]

CIT v. Rjamahal Silks Partnership Firm (2020) 194 DTR 25 / ( 2021 ) 323 CTR 853 (Karn) (HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal – Duties- Cryptic and suffers from the vice of non application of mind- Matter remanded to the Tribunal . [S.37 (1)]

Mansukhlal Amritlal Modi v. ITO (2020) 195 DTR 255 / 318 CTR 320 (Bom) (HC)

S.225 :Collection and recovery -Stay of proceedings – Pendency of first appeal – Bank account cannot be attached without giving a reasonable opportunity of hearing – Attachment of bank account was set aside – Assessing Officer must objectively decide the application for stay considering that an appeal lies against his order – The matter must be considered from all its facets, balancing the interest of the assessee with the protection of the Revenue.- Directed to hear the stay application with in six weeks from the date of the order [ S. 226 , 250, Art . 226 ]

CIT v. N. Ramakrishnan (2020) 193 DTR 93 / 316 CTR 461 (Ker) (HC)

S. 158BC : Block assessment – Satisfaction – Recorded after competition of assessment – Capital gains – Transfer-A satisfaction note is sine qua non and could be prepared at either of following stages , at the time of or along with the initiation of proceedings against the person searched under section 15C of the Act , along with the assessment proceedings under section 158 BC and immediately after the assessmmeent proceeings are completed under section 158BC of the person sercched – Order of Tribunal is quashed . [ S.2(47)(v) , 45, 132 158BD ]

PCIT v. Haxaware Technologies Ltd. (2020) 191 DTR 73 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment- Reasons communicated and reasons raised are different – Recorded reason was supplied after completion of assessment – Reassessment is bad in law [ S.148 ]