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S. 225 : Collection and recovery-Stay of proceedings–Pendency of a appellate and revision proceedings–Tax recovery officer demanded for 50% of tax demand-PCIT directed to pay 20 % of tax demand–On writ High Court directed to pay only 5% of tax in dispute. [S. 226, 264 Art. 226]

JIK Industries Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 178 DTR 444 / 310 CTR 287 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 225 : Collection and recovery-Stay of proceedings–ITAT has granted conditional stay against the recoveries–Sizeable amount was recovered–Contempt-Court directed not to recover further and pending the petition directed the petitioner to approach the ITAT for appropriate relief–Fresh petition was dismissed. [S. 226, 254(1), Art. 226]

Sinhgad Technical Education Society v. DCIT (2019) 176 DTR 315 / 310 CTR 292 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 148 : Reassessment—Objection to reopening notice-Breach of procedure laid down by Supreme Court in case of GKN Driveshafts (India) Ltd. v. ITO (2003) 259 ITR 19 (SC)-Writ is held to be not maintainable. [S. 143(3), 147, Art. 226]

Cenveo Publisher Services India Ltd. v. UOI (2019) 180 DTR 244 / 311 CTR 843 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Exemption– Excessive deduction-No failure to disclose material facts– Reassessment is held to be bad in law. [S. 11(1)(a), 11(2)]

CIT(E) v. Marhatta Chamber of Commerce Industries & Agriculture (2019) 175 DTR 137 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Interest on ECB-No failure to disclose material facts-Reassessment is held to be bad in law-DTAA-India-Mauritius. [S. 148, Art. 226]

HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Ltd v. DCIT (IT (2019) 307 CTR 456 / 175 DTR 153 /101 taxmann.com 206 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 73 : Losses in speculation business–Non-banking company– losses can only be set off against speculative business income unless the gross total income of the assessee is under heads of income, other than income from profits and gains of business or profession. Loss in speculative business is allowed to be carried forward. [S. 72]

CIT v. Harrisons Malayalam Financial Services Ltd. (2019) 176 DTR 145 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 45 : Capital gains—Transfer of assets—Depreciable asserts– Transfer of business undertaking-Holding company to subsidiary company-Assets of undertaking included intangibles like goodwill, intellectual property etc. their cost of acquisition could not be determined-Charging S. 45 for computation of capital gains did not apply-Not possible to compute capital gains-Not liable to capital gains tax. [S. 2(42A), 48, 50, 50B]

CIT v. Akzo Noble India Ltd. (2019) 181 DTR 121 / 310 CTR 255 / (2020)423 ITR 208 / (2021) 276 Taxman 259 (Cal.)(HC)

S. 45 : Capital gains–Capital asset–Agricultural land-Land situated at distance of 5 kms from limits of Municipal Corporation-It was not excluded from definition of term capital asset–Agricultural land within jurisdiction of municipality or cantonment board etc., having population not less than ten thousand-Liable to capital gains tax. [S. 2(14)(iii)(a)]

Hari Jasumal Thakur v. CIT (2019) 178 DTR 138 / 309 CTR 530 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure—Expenditure on scientific research—Contribution made to Institute of Road Transport-Though S.35(1)(ii) is referred–Weighted deduction not claimed– Held to be allowable. [S. 35(1) (ii)]

CIT v. Tamilnadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd. (2019) 179 DTR 161 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 12A : Registration–Trust or institution-Grant of benefit of S.11, 12 for the AY. 2011-12-Application for registration was submitted in AY. 2015-16–Proviso had to be read along with main proviso and not in isolation and contradiction-Registration can be given from the following financial year in which the application for registration is made and subsequent years. [S. 11, 12(2), 12AA]

CIT(E) v. Shiv Kumar Sumitra Devi Smarak Shikshan. (2019) 310 CTR 714 /(2020) 269 Taxman 163/422 ITR 468(All.)(HC)