This Digest of case laws is prepared by KSA Legal and AIFTP from judgements reported in BCAJ, CTR, DTR, ITD, ITR, ITR (Trib), Chamber's Journal, SOT, Taxman, TTJ, BCAJ, ACAJ, www.itatonline.org and other journals
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S. 220 : Collection and recovery – Assessee deemed in default – Waiver of interests – Default in filing return —Deferment of advance tax —Genuine hardship-Rejection of application for waiver of interests is held to be not valid [ S.220(2A ) 234A 234B 234C ]
TCV Engineering Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 426 ITR 516 /269 Taxman 410 (Mad)(HC)
S. 201 : Deduction at source – Failure to deduct or pay – Liability of firm is liability of its partners — Partnership has no separate existence from its partners-A demand raised on the managing partner does not in any way mean that the claim against the other partners has been given up- Liability of partners is joint and several. [ S.191 , 194A ]
Popular Dealers , Popular Traders and Popular Printers v. ITO(TDS) (2020)426 ITR 450 /(2021) 277 Taxman 279/ 206 DTR 433/ 323 CTR 438 (Ker)(HC)
S. 195 :Deduction at source – Non-resident – Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Fees for technical services – Prospecting for business but not establishing any business – Liable to deduct tax at source- DTAA-India -United Kingdom [ S.9(1)(vii)(b), 264 , Art, 13(5) , Art , 226 ]
Shriram Capital Ltd (No. 2) v. DIT (IT) (2020)425 ITR 628 / 315 CTR 310/190 DTR 126/ (2021) 277 Taxman 367 (Mad)(HC)
S. 195 :Deduction at source – Non-resident – Income deemed to accrue or arise in India – Payments made for expert services of Non- Consultancy services – Managerial Service -Liable to deduct tax at source- DTAA-India Indonesia [ S.9(1)(vii)(b), 264 , Art, 12(3)(b), 14, 15 , Art , 226 ]
Shriram Capital Ltd (No. 1) v. DIT(IT) (2020)425 ITR 207/ 315 CTR 295/ 115 taxmann.com 388 /190 DTR 111 (Mad) (HC)
S. 179 : Private company – Liability of directors -Recovery of tax — Attachment and sale of property — Properties settled on trust for grandchildren – Recovery proceedings Against son -Properties settled on Trust cannot be attached .
Rajesh T. Shah v. Tax Recovery Officer (2020)425 ITR 443/191 DTR 66/ 315 CTR 490/ 272 Taxman 457 (Bom) (HC)
S. 158BC : Block assessment – Search And Seizure —Undisclosed Income —Deletion of addition based on facts – No perversity or ambiguity – No substantial question of law [ S.132 , 133A 153C ,158BB 158BC ]
PCIT v. Sunil M. Thakkar (2020) 426 ITR 372/ 195 DTR 64 / 317 CTR 262 (Bom)(HC)
S. 154 : Rectification of mistake -Claim requiring investigation — Deduction cannot be granted in rectification proceedings [ S.139( 5 )
Nagaraj and Company Pvt. Ltd. v. ACIT (2020)425 ITR 412/ 196 DTR 190/ 274 Taxman 38 (Mad)(HC)
S. 153C : Assessment – Income of any other person – Search -Misquoting the section – Participating in assessment proceedings- Assessment proceedings valid .[ S.153A 292B ]
K. M. Nagaraj v. Dy. CIT (2020) 425 ITR 533/ 275 Taxman 346 (Karn)(HC)
S. 153A : Assessment – Search- Assessment based on seized material – Addition of income as income from undisclosed source is held to be justified [ S.132 , 153C 292C ]
Rajeev Mujumdar v. CIT (2020) 426 ITR 559 / 196 DTR 10 / 317 CTR 847/(2021) 277 Taxman 65 (MP)(HC)
S. 153 : Assessment – Appellate Tribunal- Order passed to give effect to direction of Appellate Tribunal for limited purposes — No time limit for passing order- Order is not barred by limitation . [ S.153(2A), 153(3),254(1) ]
CIT, LTU v. Astra Zeneca Pharma India Ltd. (2020) 426 ITR 586/193 DTR 186 / 272 Taxman 354 (Karn)(HC)