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S. 245D : Settlement Commission-Principles of natural Justice- Search and seizure-Block assessment. [S. 132, 158BC, 158BD, Art. 226]

PCIT v .Income-Tax Settlement Commission (I. T. And W. T.) (2020) 429 ITR 143 (Cal.)(HC)

S. 241A : Refund- Withholding of refund in certain cases-Orders set aside and authorities directed to reconsider whether refund amount or part thereof liable to be withheld. [S. 143(1), 264, Art. 226]

Louis Dreyfus Company India Pvt. Ltd. v PCIT (2020) 429 ITR 346 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 234A : Interest-Default in furnishing return of income-Assessment consequent on order of remand-Interest payable. [S. 2(8), 143(3) 144]

Mahesh Investments v. ACIT (2020) 429 ITR 284/196 DTR 284/(2021) 277 Taxman 161 / 323 CTR 116(Karn.)(HC)

S. 194I : Deduction at source-Rent-Lump sum paid for getting long lease-Not rent-Tax not deductible at source on such payment.

Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 429 ITR 562/ (2021) 277 Taxman 457 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 161 : Liability of representative assessee-Trustee-Beneficiaries to share benefit as per their investment-Shares determinable. [S. 4, 5, 164]

CIT v. TVS Shriram Growth Fund (2020) 429 ITR 440/ 121 taxmann.com 238/ (2021) 197 DTR 99 / 277 Taxman 41(Mad.)(HC)

S. 158BB : Block assessment-Tribunal deleting the addition is held to be not valid-Order of Tribunal not based on facts-Order perverse and gives rise to substantial question of law. [S. 132, 158BH, 260A]

PCIT v. Rakesh Sarin (2020) 429 ITR 186/(2021) 197 DTR 99/ 319 CTR 73 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Failure to disclose material facts-Writ is held to be not maintainable. [S. 148 , Art . 226]

Seshasayee Paper and Boards Ltd. v. ACIT (2020) 429 ITR 107/192 DTR 49 / 316 CTR 196 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Subsequent information from documents impounded during survey of cash transactions- Reassessment proceedings valid. [S. 133A ,148 Art. 226]

Sanjay Agrawal v. PCIT (2020) 429 ITR 233 (Chhattisgarh)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-Information from investigation wing-HSBC Bank located in Switzerland-Procedural irregularities-Cannot be raised first time before High Court. [S. 143(2), 148 , 260A, 292BB]

Pradeep Dayanand Kothari v. CIT (2020) 429 ITR 14/(2021) 277 Taxman 260 (Mad.)(HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment-With in four years-Valuation report-Non-application of mind by Authorities-Orders quashed and set aside. [S. 142A, 143(3), 148, 264, Art. 226]

Mukul Kumar Singh v. CIT (2020) 429 ITR 21 / ( 2021) 199 DTR 357/ 320 CTR 237 (Pat.)(HC)