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. 260A : Appeal – High Court – Rejection of accounts – Estimation of income – No perversity in finding of facts by Tribunal — Appeal not maintainable-No substantial question of law [ S.144 ]
CIT v. SPL Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (2020) 427 ITR 213 /274 Taxman 292(Mad) (HC)
S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal – Duties-Condonation of delay — Adequate reason – delay of 154 days-Delay should be condoned [ S.253, 263 Limitation Act ,1963 , S 5 ]
Thunuguntla Jagan Mohan Rao v .Dy. CIT (2020) 427 ITR 204/ 275 Taxman 218/ (2021) 198 DTR 171/ 319 CTR 200 (Telangana) (HC)
S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal – Duties-Rule of consistency — Judicial discipline — Tribunal wishing to take different view from its earlier decision in assessee’s own case on same issues — Only option is to refer to larger bench — Matter remanded to Tribunal [ S.253 ]
Sarvodaya Mutual Benefit Trust, Thellar v. PCIT (2020) 427 ITR 153 (Mad) (HC)
S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal- Powers- Donation -Power to remand matter- Based on the statement made by the donee, the Tribunal had rightly remanded the matter to the Assessing Officer . [ S.35(1)(ii) ]
Krupa Trading Co. v. ITO (2020) 427 ITR 224 /271 Taxman 166 (Mad)(HC)
S. 246A : Appeal – Commissioner (Appeals) – Appealable orders – Single Judge refusing request for passing over and dismissing petition on merits- Order of Single judge is set aside – CIT (A) is directed to disposal of appeal on merits expeditiously . [ S115JC , Art ,226 ]
S. Gurushankar v. CIT(Appeals) v. (2020)427 ITR 187/( 2021 ) 319 CTR 408 (Mad)(HC)
S. 226 : Collection and recovery – Modes of recovery – Stay – Matter remanded.
Chetan Kothari v. PCIT (2020) 427 ITR 136 / (2021) 277 Taxman 189(Mad)(HC)
S. 201 : Deduction at source – Failure to deduct or pay -Levy of compensatory interest — Order treating assessee as in default mandatory [ S.201(1) , 201(IA) ]
CIT(LTU) v. Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (2020) 427 ITR 166 /192 DTR 376/ 272 Taxman 224 (Karn)(HC)
S. 158BC : Block assessment –Undisclosed income —Reducing quantum of addition — Held to be justified [ S.158BD ]
CIT v. Naman Associates (2020) 427 ITR 91 / 273 Taxman 297 / 196 DTR 147/ 317 CTR 654(Guj) (HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment – Alternative remedy – Survey -Dismissal of writ petition on ground of availability of alternative statutory remedy —Held to be justified . [ S. 133A,148 , Art , 226 ]
Precision Engineering v .ACIT (No. 2) (2020)427 ITR 258 (Chhattisgarh)(HC)