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S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Alternative remedy-Writ will not lie. [S. 68, 144, 246A, Art. 226]

Nikeshkumar Bhupendrabhai Shah v. UOI (2021) 433 ITR 7 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Not striking off the irrelevant limb-Penalty is held to be bad in law. [S. 274]

PCIT v. New Era Sova Mine (2021) 433 ITR 249 (Panji) (Bom.)(HC) PCIT v. New Ear Vaglar Mine (2021) 433 ITR 249 (Panji) (Bom.)(HC) PCIT v. New Era Keli Mine (2021) 433 ITR 249 (Panji) (Bom.)(HC)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Not striking off the irrelevant limb-Levy of penalty is held to be bad in law. [S. 274].

PCIT v. Goa Dourado Promotions Pvt. Ltd . [2020] 113 taxmann.com 630 /(2021) 433 ITR 268 (Panji) (Bom.)(HC)

S. 260A : Appeal-High Court-Foreign Fluctuation loss-Allowed as deduction-Arguments not taken in appeal cannot be agitated. [S. 37 (1)]

PCIT v. HCL Comnet Systems & Services Ltd. (2021) 433 ITR 251 (Delhi) (HC)

S. 260A : Appeal-High Court-Jurisdiction issue was not raised before lower Authorities-Cannot be raised first time before High Court-Only if the finding of fact of the tribunal is perverse can the question of correctness of the order in appeal arise. [S. 92(4), 260A]

POS Hyundai Steel Manufacturing (P.) Ltd. v. CIT (2021) 435 ITR 44/ 320 CTR 241 / 200 DTR 217 / 125 taxmann.com 383 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 254(2A) : Appellate Tribunal-Stay-Provision for automatic vacation of stay on completion of 365 days, whether or not assessee responsible for delay in hearing appeal-Discriminatory and arbitrary-Proviso to be read to provide for vacation of stay on expiry of periods in question only where delay attributable to assessee-The expression “permissible” policy of taxation would refer to a policy that is constitutionally permissible. If the policy is itself arbitrary and discriminatory, such policy will have to be struck down. [Art. 14, 226]

Dy.CIT v. Pepsi Foods Ltd. (2021) 433 ITR 295 / 200 DTR 185 / 320 CTR 1 (SC) Editorial : Decisions in Pepsi Foods Ltd v. ACIT (2015) 376 ITR 87 (Delhi) (HC) and ITO v. Ail Girishbhai Darji (2017) 10 ITR-OL 434 (Guj) (HC) affirmed. Dy. CIT (TDS) v. Vodafone Essar Gujarat Ltd (2015) 376 ITR 23 (Guj) (HC) impliedly approved, CIT v. Maruti Suzuki (India) Ltd (2014) 362 ITR 215 (Delhi) (HC) impliedly disapproved.

S. 254(2) : Appellate Tribunal-Rectification of mistake apparent from the record-Tribunal has the power to rectify errors in its order. [S. 36 (1)(iii)]

Coffeeday Global Ltd. v. Add.CIT (2021) 433 ITR 321 / 202 DTR 217 / 322 CTR 336(Karn.)(HC) PCIT v. Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Co. Ltd. (2021) 433 ITR 321 / 202 DTR 217/ 322 CTR 336 (Karn.)(HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal-Powers-ex parte order-Tribunal is required to dispose of the appeal on merits after hearing the respondent-Order passed by Tribunal holding that the Assessee is not interested in prosecuting the appeals is unsustainable. [ITAT R. 24]

Daryapur Shetkari Sahakari Ginning and Pressing Factory v. ACIT(2021) 432 ITR 130 / 319 CTR 70 / 198 DTR 125 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal-Duties-Has to consider factual and legal aspects raised before it-Carbon credit-Sale of carbon credit-Capital receipt-Order of Tribunal held to be perverse. [S. 4, 80IA]

S. P. Spinning Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 433 ITR 61 / 199 DTR 193/ 323 CTR 410 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 245R : Advance rulings-Jurisdiction Of Authority-Issue involved in applications pending before Income-Tax Authority-Applications Barred. [S. 245R (2)]

Whessoe Engineering Ltd., In Re (2021) 433 ITR 124 / 199 DTR 99 / 320 CTR 150 / 279 Taxman 493 (AAR)