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S. 68 : Cash credits-Share application money and share premium-Filed necessary details-Deletion of order by CIT(A) is affirmed.[S. 133(6)]

DCIT v. J.A. Infracon (P.) Ltd. (2025) 211 ITD 471 (Ahd) (Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Cash deposit-Demonetisation-Justified in treating as unexplained and lev levy tax as prescribed in section 115BBE of the Act.[S.2(37A,),115BBE, 131, 133(6)]

Spectra Equipment (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2025) 211 ITD 61 (Hyd.)(Trib.)

S. 68 : Cash credits-Loans and advances-Cash deposit-Demonetisation-Best judgement assessment-Matter remanded to CIT(A) [S.69, 144]

Meena Jewellers Extension (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2025) 211 ITD 216 (Hyd) (Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Fraudulently received refunds from income tax department by producing forged challans and parked same in accounts operated by him-Taxable on accrual basis even if the said amount was recovered by the Govt. of India in subsequent years-Deduction-Recovery of income did not constitute an expense incurred wholly and exclusively for purpose of earning income under section-Disallowance is affirmed. [S. 2(24), 4,57, 132]

Mukesh Rasiklal Shah. v. ACIT (2025) 211 ITD 74 (Ahd) (Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Amalgamation-No transfer of shares-Addition is deleted.[S. 47(vii), 56(2)(vii(c)]

DCIT v. Rajoo Engineers Ltd. (2025) 211 ITD 159 (Rajkot) (Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Purchase of flat prior to insertion of clause (x) of sub-section (2) of section 56 by Finance Act 2017-Provision is not applicable-Addition is deleted.[S.56(2)(x)]

Kajari Banerjee. (Smt.) v. ITO (2025) 211 ITD 358 (Kol.)(Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Under construction property-Gift-Increase in GST adjustment of GST value in total value of consideration would not fall within ambit of section 56(2)(x).[S. 43CA, 50C, 56(2)(x)]

Jayantilal Umashankar Chavji. v. NEAC(2025) 211 ITD 537 (Mum) (Trib.)

S. 56 : Income from other sources-Tolerance limit-DVO’s valuation report-Amendment introduced by Finance Act, 2020, increasing tolerance limit under section 56(2)(x)(b)(B) from 5 per cent to 10 per cent, has retrospective effect and applies to assessment year 2018-19.[S.56(2)(x)(b) (B)]

NFAC v. NRB Developers. (2025) 211 ITD 728 (Mum) (Trib.)

S.54F : Capital gains-Investment in a residential house-Return not filed-Exemption cannot be denied.[S 139, 148]

Satyanarayana Viswanadha. v. ITO (2025) 211 ITD 173 (Visakhapatnam) (Trib.)

S. 54B : Capital gains-Land used for agricultural purposes-Growing paddy crop-Lands used for agricultural purposes two years immediately preceding date on which land was sold-Entitle to exemption. [S. 45, 143(3)]

Rahul Bajpai. v. DCIT (2025) 211 ITD 580 (Raipur) (Trib.)