This Digest of case laws is prepared by KSA Legal and AIFTP from judgements reported in BCAJ, CTR, DTR, ITD, ITR, ITR (Trib), Chamber's Journal, SOT, Taxman, TTJ, BCAJ, ACAJ, www.itatonline.org and other journals
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S. 127 : Power to transfer cases – Transfer from one Commissioner to another – Search and Seizure – Connected – Notice must be specific – Failure to deal with reply of assessee – Notice was quashed . [ S. 127 (1). 127(2) , 132, Art , 226 ]
Darshan Jitendra Jhaveri v. CIT (IT)(2021)439 ITR 514/( 2022) 285 Taxman 212 / 212 DTR 338/ 326 CTR 101 (Bom) (HC)
S.37(1): Business expenditure – Salary , professional fees etc – Allowable as revenue expenditure
PCIT v. Rediff.com India Ltd. (2021) 283 Taxman 552/ ( 2022) 441 ITR 195 (Bom.) (HC)
S. 36(1)(vii) :Bad debt – Advances made in the course of business – Interest income was assessed as business income in earlier year- Advances written off – Allowable as bad debt . [. S.36(2)(i), 37 (1) ]
PCIT v . Mahindra Engineering and Chemical Products Ltd. (2021)439 ITR 399 (Bom) (HC)
S. 9(1)(i): Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Representative assessee — Trustee – Business connection -British Virgin Islands by company registered in Jersey- Trust in Jercy becoming sole beneficiary – Power to make investment in in India – Foreign Trustees recognised by Indian Income-Tax Law — Arrangement for purposes of commercial expediency – Income that accrued to the trust would not be chargeable to tax in India either by virtue of application of section 61 read with section 63 or section 161 of the Act conjointly with the provisions of article 24 of the DTAA. Income accruing – Ruling of AAR was quashed – DTAA-India -UAE [ S. 5(2), 10(23FB) 61, 62, 63 , 90, 160 , 161, 245-0, Indian Trusts Act, 1882, S. 1,3 , Art , 4 (2)(d), 24 ]
ABU Dhabi Investment Authority v. AAR (2021) 439 ITR 437 / 323 CTR 369 / 207 DTR 209/ ( 2022) 284 Taxman 492 (Bom) (HC) Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd. v. AAR (2021) 439 ITR 437 / 323 CTR 369 / 207 DTR 209 (Bom) (HC) Editorial : Ruling in Copal Partners Ltd , In re ( 2021 ) 431 ITR 379 ( AAR ) overruled .Editorial : Notice issued in SLP filed by Revenue , Dy. CIT (IT) v. Equity Trust (Jersey) Ltd. (2022) 288 Taxman 636 (SC)
S. 147 : Reassessment – After the expiry of four years – Subsequent search and Seizure of another party – Loan activity not established – Recorded reasons must indicate the manner in which the Assessing Officer has come to the conclusion that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment – Reason recorded cannot be substituted – Reassessment Notice was quashed .[S. 68 , 132, 133A, 148 , 153A, Art , 226 ]
Peninsula Land Ltd v .ACIT ( 2021 ) 439 ITR 582/ (2022) 134 taxmann.com 33 ( Bom ) (HC)
Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities ( Qualifications Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members ) Rules , 2020 – Constitutional validity – Directions modified [ Art , 323-A]
Madras Bar Association v .UOI ( 2021 ) 7 SCC 409
Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities ( Qualifications Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members ) Rules , 2020 – Constitutional validity – Directions are issued . [ Art , 323-A]
Madras Bar Association v UOI ( 2021 ) 7 SCC 369
Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act , 2020 .
S. 2(1)(a)(i): Person – Pendency of appeal – Application for condonation of delay was pending before CIT(A)- Notice of hearing was issued – Rejection of application on the ground that the appeal was not admitted was held to be not justified -Order of rejection set aside [S. 2(1)(a) (n), ITAct, S. 246A, 250 Art , 226 ]
Stride Multimedia Pvt Ltd v. ACIT ( 2021) 439 ITR 141 /(2022) 284 Taxman 684 ( Bom)(HC)
S. 147: Reassessment – After the expiry of four years – Builder stock in trade- Notional income – Reassessment notice on the basis of Judgement of Delhi High Court in Ansal Housing Finance and Leasing Company Ltd ( 2013 ) 354 ITR 180 (Delhi)(HC) to assessee the income under section 23 of the Act was quashed [ S. 22, 23(5) , 148 , Art , 226 ]
Lokhanwala Construction Industries v .Dy .CIT ( Bom)(HC) www.itatonline .org
S. 151 : Reassessment – Sanction for issue of notice – Issuance of Notice requires the sanction of PCIT where the Notice is issued after 4 years – Relaxation Act not a bar for appropriate sanction- Reassessment notice is held to be bad in law . [ S. 147, 148 , Art , 226 ]
Ambika Iron and Steel Pvt. Ltd v. PCIT( 2022) 326 CTR 871 /213 DTR 446 /(2023)452 ITR 285 (Orissa ) (HC) www.itatonline/org