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S. 245C : Settlement Commission-Settlement of cases-Finance Bill 2021-Denial of right to file an application before Settlement Commission-Order of single judge modified interim stay of proceedings of notices were granted, subject to final outcome of the writ petition. [S. 143(2), 153B, 153C Art. 226]

Blossom Gold Collection P. Ltd. v. UOI (2021) 433 ITR 10 / 202 DTR 57 / 321 CTR 205 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 241A : Refund-Withholding of refund in certain cases-Determination of tax liability not in domain of High Court except when an appeal is preferred-On going assessment cannot be challenged by filing writ petition-High Court does not have jurisdiction to consider liability to tax. [S. 260A, Art. 226]

GE Capital Mauritius Overseas Investments v. Dy. CIT (2021) 433 ITR 270 / 200 DTR 153 320 CTR 162 (Delhi) (HC)

S. 195 : Deduction at source-Non-resident-Wholly Owned Mauritius subsidiary of International Cricket Council-Payment for availing of rights in respect of grant of tickets, boards and branding etc-Neither royalty nor fees for technical services-Not liable to deduct tax at source- Payments as regards games played in India subject to withholding tax at rates in force at relevant times-DTAA-India-Mauritius. [S. 10(39), 115A(1)(b)(AA), 115BBA, 194E, Art. 7, 12]

LG Electronics India P. Ltd., In Re (2021) 433 ITR 332 / 199 DTR 241 / 319 CTR 449 / 281 Taxman 415(AAR)

S. 153 : Assessment-Limitation-Order giving effect to appellate order -Matter remanded to Principal Commissioner to consider all issues and pass fresh orders. [S. 153(5), 244A, 250, Art. 226]

Salsette Catholic Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd. v. ACIT (2021) 433 ITR 259 / 202 DTR 160/(2022) 328 CTR 488 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Method of accounting-Contractor-Percentage completion of method-Mere claim is not sufficient-Documents to support the claim was not submitted-Notice is held to be valid. [S. 148, Art. 226]

Durr India Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (OSD) (2021) 433 ITR 48 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Rejection of application by non-application of mind-Order set aside and remanded to the Assessing Officer. [S. 148, Art. 226]

Chetan Engineers v. ACIT (2021) 433 ITR 143 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 144 : Best judgment assessment-Requested to file its objections-Order passed with in two days of reply-Matter remanded to Assessing Officer. [S. 142(1), 143(2), Art. 226]

Dwaraka Balaji Developers v. PCIT (2021) 433 ITR 46 (Telangana) (HC)

S. 139 : Return of income-Covid-19 Extension of dates for filing returns and tax audit reports-Directions issued to Central Board Of Direct Taxes to consider representation. [S. 119, Art. 226]

Dehradun Chartered Accountants Society v. UOI (2021) 433 ITR 79 / 198 DTR 57 / 319 CTR 57 (Uttarakhand)(HC)

S. 139 : Return of income-Condonation of delay-Rejection of condonation of delay by the PCIT was held to be not justified-Order of single judge is affirmed with modification-Matter remanded to PCIT [S. 119(2)(b), Art. 226]

PCIT v. Navanidhi Vividhoddesha Sahakara Sangha Ltd. (2021) 433 ITR 177 / 202 DTR 409 / 321 CTR 630(Karn.)(HC)

S. 132 : Search and seizure-Cash seized by police-Handed over to Income-Tax Authorities-Issue of warrant of authorization and retention. of cash-Held to be invalid. [S. 132A, 132B, Art. 226, 300A]

Mectec v. DIT (Inv.) (2021) 433 ITR 203 / 198 DTR 157 / 319 CTR 95 / 278 Taxman 214 (Telangana)(HC) Vipul Kumar Patel v. UOI (2021) 433 ITR 203 / 319 CTR 95 / 198 DTR 157 / 278 Taxman 214 (Telegana) (HC)