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S. 36(1)(iii) : Interest on borrowed capital Investment in group companies for strategic business purpose-Allowable as deduction.

CIT v. KEC International Ltd. (2020) 269 Taxman 275 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Primary aim and objective to promote habitat concept-Registered as Charitable Trust-Principle of mutuality not required to be gone in to-Entitle to exemption. [S. 2(15), 12, 13]

CIT(E) v. India Habitat Centre (2020) 269 Taxman 401 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Risk Policy Premium-Revision barred by limitation-Order of Tribunal is affirmed. [S. 37(1)]

PCIT v. Prince Water House (2020) 270 Taxman 307 (Cal.)(HC)

S. 260A : Appeal-High Court-Capital gains-Full value of consideration-Stamp valuation-Reference to DVO-Grounds not raised before the Tribunal-Not allowed to raise the ground in an appeal before High court. [S. 45, 50C, 254(1)]

Vipin Mehta v. CIT (2020) 270 Taxman 67 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 250 : Appeal-Commissioner (Appeals)-Dismissal of appeal as defective and also stay application-Matter remitted to Commissioner (Appeals) for consideration and decision afresh on merits. [S. 271B, Art. 226]

Vattiyoorkavu Service Co-op. Bank Ltd. v. ITO (2020) 270 Taxman 274 (Ker.)(HC)

S. 220 : Collection and recovery-Assessee deemed in default-Stay-Pendency of Appeal before CIT (A)-Directed to deposit Rs. 2 lakhs and stay was granted till disposal of appeal. [S. 220(6), 246A]

Suresh Anuradha v. CIT (2020) 270 Taxman 124 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Any hypothesis or contingency that may emerge in future-Protective addition-Reassessment is bad in law. [S. 148, Art. 226]

Vinodbhai Jivrajbhai Radbiya v. ITO (2020) 270 Taxman 304 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Housing project-Completion certificate issued within four years from date of obtaining permission-Re assessment is held to be bad in law. [S. 80IB(10), 148 Art. 226]

Sheetal Infrastructure (P) Ltd v. ACIT (2020) 270 Taxman 316 (Guj.)(HC)

S. 48 : Capital gains-Computation-Industrial building-Failure to produce confirmation-Expenses in relation to cost of construction of gala is held to be not allowable as deduction. [S. 45, 260A]

Vipin Mehta v. CIT (2020) 270 Taxman 67 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 45(2) : Capital gains-Conversion of a capital asset in to stock-in-trade-Shares as investment-Valued the stock at lower of cost-Matter remanded to the Assessing Officer. [S. 45]

Deepa S. Pai (Smt.) v. Dy.CIT (2020) 270 Taxman 148 (Karn.)(HC)