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
Click here to download the pdf versions of the Digest of case laws

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Furnishing inaccurate particulars of income-Deletion of penalty is held to be justified.

CIT v. T. Jayachandran (2021) 436 ITR 269/ 283 Taxman 435 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 255 : Appellate Tribunal-Powers of Tribunal-Tribunal cannot transfer case from Bench falling within jurisdiction of a particular High Court to Bench under jurisdiction of different High Court. [S. 254(1), ITATR, 1963, R. 4., Art. 226]

MSPL Limited v. PCIT (2021) 436 ITR 199 / 202 DTR 117 / 321 CTR 1 (Bom.)(HC)/Editorial : SLP of Revenue is dismissed , PCIT v. MSPL Ltd. (2023) 454 ITR 280 /294 Taxman 74 /332 CTR 606 (SC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal-Duties-Provisions for transitional liability on leave fare concession/Home travel concession, silver jubilee awards to employees and on resettlement Expenses-Submissions not considered-Matter remanded to Tribunal. [S. 36, 37(1), 253]

State Bank of India v. JCIT (2021) 436 ITR 653 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 246A : Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Stay of demand-20 % of demand was not paid-Court directed to defer the recovery of demand till disposal of the appeal. [S.80P, 226]

Thaniyam Panchayath Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. ITO (2021) 436 ITR 266 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 246A : Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Pendency of appeal-Recovery of tax-Direction was issued to expedite the disposal of appeal and restraint against recovery of demand until disposal of appeal. [S. 143(3), 144B, 156, 226, Art. 226]

Omkara Assets Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 436 ITR 40 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 245R : Advance rulings-Procedure-Application-Notice-Questions raised in application are not pending before Income-Tax Authority-Issue of notice is not bar to application for this year-Application was admitted. [S. 142 (1) 143 (2)

Centrient Pharmaceuticals Netherlands, B. V., IN RE (2021) 436 ITR 54 / 319 CTR 672 (AAR)

S. 153C : Assessment-Income of any other person-Search- Satisfaction note issued by the Assessing Officer-Notice under section 153C is held to be valid. [S. 132, 147, 148, 153A, Art. 226]

Karti P. Chidambaram v. PDIT (Inv.) (2021) 436 ITR 340 / 204 DTR 18 / 321 CTR 273 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 153C : Assessment-Income of any other person-Search-Service of notice-Notice without recording satisfaction is held to be not valid-Subsequent notice after valid satisfaction is held to be valid-High court can find out whether proper satisfaction is recorded or not, however cannot consider sufficiency of reasons [S. 132, 282, 282A Rule, 127, 127A, Art. 226]

6th Sense Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. PDIT (2021) 436 ITR 90 / 203 DTR 177/ (2023) 334 CTR 172 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 153A : Assessment-Search-Public Interest Litigation-Allegation of evasion of tax-Filing different petitions on same subject matter-Practice deprecated-Income-Tax Informants Reward Scheme, 2018. [Art. 226]

India Awake For Transparency v. Chairman, CCBDT (No. 2) (2021) 436 ITR 512 (Karn.)(HC) Editorial : Decision in Single judge in India Awake For Transparency v. Chairman, CCBDT (No. 1) (2021)436 ITR 442 (Karn) (HC) affirmed.

S. 148 : Reassessment-Notice-Death of assessee-Notice issued to deceased assessee-Notice and order not valid. [S. 144, 147, 271F, 271(1)(c), Art. 226]

Sripathi Subbaraya Manohara (Mrs.) v. PCIT (2021) 436 ITR 469 (Delhi)(HC)