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S .14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Not earned any exempt income during the relevant year – No disallowance can be made [ R.8D ]

PCIT v. Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd. (2020) 192 DTR 289 / 316 CTR 157 (Bom.) (HC)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution- Entitle to registration [ S.12A]

CIT v. Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti Raheli (2020) 192 DTR 97/(2021) 318 CTR 221 (MP) (HC)

S. 10A : Free trade zone – Deemed export made to another STP unit – Denial of deduction is not justified – Entitle deduction [ S.10B ]

Preludesys India Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 194 DTR 346 / (2021) / 318 CTR 287 (Mad) (HC)

S. 10 (23C): Educational institution-Eligible to exemption though no claim was made in the return- Educational purposes [ S. 10 (22), 10(23C)(iiiab) ]

DIT v. Karnataka Text Book Society (2020) 192 DTR 230/316 CTR 88 (Karn) (HC)

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax – Advance received – Chargeable to tax -Failure to produce evidence – Matter remanded [ S. 2(24), 56(2)(ix), 131, 145 ]

PCIT v. Randhir Sood (2020) 192 DTR 43 / (2021) 318 CTR 344 (Pat.)(HC)

S. 17(2) : Perquisite – Salary – Right of redemption in respect of stock appreciation rights (SARs) – Cannot be assessed as perquisite [ S.15 ]

Sumit Bhattacharya v. ACIT (2020) 274 Taxman 182 / 195 DTR 439 / 317 CTR 727 (Bom.)(HC) Editorial: Special Bench order in Sumit Bhattachrya v .ACIT (2008 ) 112 ITD 1 (SB ) (Mum) (Trib) is reversed

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income –No disallowance can be made without recording of satisfaction [ R.8D ]

PCIT v. CIMS Hospital (P.) Ltd. (2020) 193 DTR 275 / (2021) 318 CTR 349 (Guj)(HC)

S. 14A : Disallowance of expenditure – Exempt income – Recording of satisfaction is mandatory after giving an opportunity of hearing -Disallowance cannot exceed exempt income .[ R.8D ]

Marg Ltd. v. CIT (2020) 275 Taxman 502 / 195 DTR 409 / (2021) 318 CTR 148(Mad.)(HC)

S. 12A : Registration –Trust or institution- Maintenance of Shree Durga Mata Mandir- Registration application was made after 34 years of coming in to existence – No dissolution clause – Rejection of application is held to be not valid [ S. 12 ]

CIT v. Shree Durga Mata Mandir (2020) 275 Taxman 575 / 191 DTR 384 / 315 CTR 923 (P&H)(HC)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes – Museum- Transfer of amount to Punjab State war heroes – Donee trust was not registered – Violation of provision- Addition is held to be justified [ S.11(2) , 11(3), 12AA ]

Maharaja Ranjit Singh War Museum Society, Ludhiana v. CIT (2020) 275 Taxman 640 / 191 DTR 368 / 315 CTR 423 (P&H)(HC)