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S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Income-Diversion by overriding title-Right to recover gap only on approval-Appeal pending before Appellate Authority and Court-Regulatory Assets under approval received is not taxable on account of diversion of income by overriding title.

Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd., IN RE (2021) 432 ITR 173 (AAR)

S. 2(22)(e): Deemed dividend-Loan to share holder-Commercial transaction-Advance for construction of building-Not assessable as deemed dividend. [S.1150]

Jamuna Vernekar (Smt.) v. Dy.CIT (2021) 432 ITR 146 (Karn.)(HC)

S.43B: Deductions on actual payment – Amendment by Finance Act , 2021 disallowance employee’s contribution to ESI/PF is applicable prospectively [ S. 36 (1) (va), 139 (1) ]

Salzgitter Hydraulics (P.) Ltd v. ITO ( 2021) 128 taxmann.com 192 ( Hyd) ( Trib)

S. 255 : Appellate Tribunal – Procedure – Cross objection- Jurisdiction issue can be raised before ITAT , without filing cross objection- Matter remanded to Tribunal for fresh consideration of appeals instituted by revenue after permitting assessee to raise issue of non-compliance with in jurisdictional parameters of section 153C of the Act .Delay of 248 days in filing cross objection was condoned . [S.153C, 253, 254 (1) , ITAT R, 27, Form . 36A ,Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 rule 2 of Order II , Limitation Act, 1963 Limitation Act, 1963 , S. 5 ]

Peter Vaz v. CIT ( 2021) 436 ITR 616/ 204 DTR 376/ 322 CTR 121 / 128 taxmann.com 180/ 281 Taxman 171 ( Bom) (HC)/Edgar Braz Afonso v CIT ( 2021) 436 ITR 616/ 204 DTR 376/ 322 CTR 121 128 taxmann.com 180 / 281 Taxman 171 ( Bom) (HC)

Interpretation of taxing statutes – Royalties – Double Taxation Avoidance agreements – Liberal construction- DTAA -India – Singapore [S. 9(1) (vi), 195 , Art, 3, 12 (3) , 30 ]

Engineering Analysis Centre Of Excellence P. Ltd. v. CIT (2021) 432 ITR 471/199 DTR 361/ 319 CTR 497/ 281 taxman 19/ 125 taxmann.com 42 (SC) Citrix Systems Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd v. DIT CIT ( 2021) 432 ITR 471/199 DTR 361/ 319 CTR 497 / 125 taxmann.com 42 ( SC) /DIT v. Ericsson A.B . ( 2021) 432 ITR 471/199 DTR 361/ 319 CTR 497 / 125 taxmann.com 42 ( SC)

S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Royalty – Computer software not royalty – Right to reproduce and right to use computer software separate rights -Not liable to deduct tax at source – Agreement has to be read as a whole , real nature of transaction to be seen reading agreement as a whole – DTAA – India – Singapore -India -China – Japan – Kingdom -USA [S. 2(7) , 2(37A, ) 4 , 5, 90 (2),195 ,201 (IA ) , Copyright Act, 1957, S .2(A ), 52(1)(aa) , Art , 3 (2) 12(3) 30 ]

Engineering Analysis Centre Of Excellence P. Ltd. v. CIT (2021) 432 ITR 471/199 DTR 361/ 319 CTR 497 (SC) / Citrix Systems Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd v. DIT CIT ( 2021) 432 ITR 471/199 DTR 361/ 319 CTR 497 / 125 taxmann.com 42 ( SC)/DIT v. Ericsson A.B . ( 2021) 432 ITR 471/199 DTR 361/ 319 CTR 497 / 125 taxmann.com 42 ( SC) www.itatonline .org Editorial: CIT v. Alcatel Lucent Canada ( 2015 ) 372 TR 476 ( Delhi) (HC) affirmed , CIT v. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd ( 2012 ) 345 ITR 494 ( Karn) (HC) CIT v. Sunray Computers P.Ltd ( 2012 ) 348 ITR 196 ( Karn) (HC) , AAR in Citrix Systems Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd , Inn re ( 2012 ) 343 ITR 1 (AAR ) reversed .

Constitution of India .

Art . 141 : Law declared by Supreme Court to be binding on all courts – Covid -19 – Limitation – State and Central Acts – Directions issued for exclusion of period from March 15, 2020 to March 14, 2021 — Remaining period to apply from March 14, 2021- [ Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 S, 23(4) , 29A, Commercial Courts Act, 2015 , S.12A, Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, S.138 ]

Cognizance for extension of limitation, In Re (2021) 432 ITR 206 (SC)

Income Declaration Scheme , 2016

S. 191 : Tax paid under the Scheme shall not be refunded – Paid two instalments – Default in paying final instalment – Not entitle to get the refund already pad . [ S. 183, 185 Art, 226 ]

Yogesh Roshanlal Gupta v .CBDT (2021) 432 ITR 91 /199 DTR 81/ 319 CTR 389 / 280 Taxman 278(Guj) (HC).Editorial: On appeal , the honourable Supreme Court directed that the assessee be given benefit of the amounts deposited towards first two instalments while reckoning the tax liability of the assessee after revised assessment , Yogesh Roshanlal Gupta v .CBDT ( 2022) 442 ITR 31 (SC)

S. 275 : Penalty-Bar of limitation-limitation begins to run from date of order of Appellate Tribunal was served upon Commissioner (Judicial). [S. 271(1)(c), 275(1)(a)]

PCIT v. Indian Sugar Exim Corpn. Ltd. (2020) 115 taxmann.com 266 (Delhi)(HC) Editorial : SLP of revenue is dismissed, PCIT v. Indian Sugar Exim Corpn. Ltd. (2020) 272 Taxman 185 (SC)

S. 271D : Penalty-Takes or accepts any loan or deposit-Amount received from sister concern in a running account were held not to constitute as an infraction under Section 269SS-Tribunal should have remanded matter back-Order of penalty was set aside. [S. 254(1), 269SS]

Asian Consolidated Industries Ltd. v. Dy.CIT (2020) 114 taxmann.com 105 (Delhi)(HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed Dy.CIT v. Asian Consolidated Industries Ltd. (2020) 270 Taxman 184 (SC)