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S. 17 : Perquisite – Salaries -Shares were not allotted by company to assessee in his capacity of being an employee -No benefit was received by assessee – Addition cannot be made as perquisites .[ S.15.17(2), 56(2) (vii) ]

ACIT v. Subhodh Menon. (2019) 175 ITD 449/175 ITD 449 / 198 TTJ 79(Mum) (Trib.) www.itatonline.org. ACIT v. P.N.Ramaswamy (2019) 175 ITD 449/175 ITD 449 (Mum) (Trib.) www.itatonline.org

S. 254 (1) : Appellate Tribunal–Power-Ex prate order-Tribunal has statutory power to recall its order if it is satisfied that respondent has failed to appear before it for sufficient cause at time of hearing and to restore appeal.[ITAT R. 25]

Dr. Gopal Dass Agarwal v. CIT (2019) 261 Taxman 158 (All.)(HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal–Duties-Delay in filing of appeal- Rejection of appeal is held to be not justified-Delay was condoned and directed the Tribunal to decide o merits. [S.10(23C(vi), 253 ]

E-Governance Society v. CIT (E) (2019) 261 Taxman 289 / 179 DTR 261/ 309 CTR 429 (HP)(HC)

S. 245D : Settlement commission-where Commission had taken note of each of objections raised by Commissioner in his report and after testing same against disclosure of income made by assessee in his application, proceeded to dispose of matter by impugned order, there being no perversity in order passed by Commission, petition was to be dismissed. [S.245C, 245D(4)]

ACIT v. ITSC/UOI (2019) 419 ITR 419/ 261 Taxman 72/ 179 DTR 152 / 309 CTR 307 (Patna)(HC) /Tirupati Homes Ltd v.ITSC ((2019)419 ITR 410/ 261 Taxman 72 / 179 DTR 152 / 309 CTR 307 (Patna)(HC)

S. 245C : Settlement Commission-Settlement of cases–Clubbing of shareholding held by different shareholders to make collective shareholding of 20 per cent is not permissible under law–Rejection of application is held to be justified. [ S. 132 ]

Bhatia Colonizers (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2019) 417 ITR 143/ 261 Taxman 115/ 309 CTR 240 / 179 DTR 249(Raj.)(HC)

S. 226 : Collection and recovery-Assessee deemed in default-Stay-Rejection of stay application by a single line order stating petition rejected – Order set aside and directed the tax authorities to pass speaking order. [S. 220]

Archit Khemka v. PCIT (2019) 261 Taxman 108 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 154 : Rectification of mistake-Deduction at source-Interest other than interest on securities–Merger-Order of Commissioner (Appeals) stood merged with order of Tribunal, and further with subsequent orders of High Court and Supreme Court; hence, there did not remain or survive any jurisdiction with Commissioner to seek any rectification or correction in his earlier order–Rectification order was quashed. [S.194A, 201(1), 201(IA), 250]

Canara Bank v. CIT (A) (2019) 261 Taxman 204 / 180 DTR 106/ 310 CTR 126(All.)(HC)

S. 148 : Reassessment–Notice–Notice against dead person-Merely because in response to notice issued against Jayantilal Harilal Patel petitioner had informed Assessing Officer about death of assessee and asked him to drop proceedings- it could not, by any stretch of imagination, be construed as petitioner having participated in proceedings and, therefore, provisions of section 292B would not be attracted –Notice is held to be invalid. [S. 2(7) / 2(29), 159, 147 292B]

Chandreshbhai Jayantibhai Patel v. ITO (2019) 413 ITR 276/ 261 Taxman 137 / 177 DTR 451/ 308 CTR 737 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment–Two set of reasons–Gist of reasons same–Sanction was obtained–Mere fact that tax authorities conveyed reason twice would not be fatal -Reassessment is held to be valid. [S.143(1), 148]

Himmatbhai M. Viradiya v. ITO (2019) 261 Taxman 132/ 308 CTR 771 / 174 DTR 251 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment–Notice–Non disposal of objection by observing that it was not feasible to pass separate speaking order in respect of objections raised-It is mandatory to decide objections one way or other-Not curable defects-Non-adjudication of objections after receiving same, would render consequential actions and orders illegal. [S. 144, 148]

Raninder Singh v. CIT (2019) 261 Taxman 214 (P&H)(HC)