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. 4 : Charge of income-tax–Diversion of income by overriding title-Obligation to spend on AMP arose after receipt of income–No obligation to spent definite amount–Application of income-Chargeable to tax. [S. 28(i)]
Yum! Restaurants Marketing (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2019) 179 ITD 480/(2020) 190 DTR 84/ 205 TTJ 124 (Delhi)(Trib.)
S. 4 : Charge of income-tax–Capital or revenue-Compensation for termination of lease-Loss of source of income–Capital receipt not to chargeable to tax. [S. 45]
Butterfly Marketing P. Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 179 ITD 431 (Chennai) (Trib.)
S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend-Trade advance-Commercial transaction-Not assessable as deemed dividend.
Asian Business Connections (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 179 ITD 595 / )2020) 204 TTJ 286 (Indore)(Trib.)
S. 225 : Collection and recovery-Stay of proceedings–Pendency of a appellate and revision proceedings–Tax recovery officer demanded for 50% of tax demand-PCIT directed to pay 20 % of tax demand–On writ High Court directed to pay only 5% of tax in dispute. [S. 226, 264 Art. 226]
JIK Industries Ltd. v. DCIT (2019) 178 DTR 444 / 310 CTR 287 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 225 : Collection and recovery-Stay of proceedings–ITAT has granted conditional stay against the recoveries–Sizeable amount was recovered–Contempt-Court directed not to recover further and pending the petition directed the petitioner to approach the ITAT for appropriate relief–Fresh petition was dismissed. [S. 226, 254(1), Art. 226]
Sinhgad Technical Education Society v. DCIT (2019) 176 DTR 315 / 310 CTR 292 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 148 : Reassessment—Objection to reopening notice-Breach of procedure laid down by Supreme Court in case of GKN Driveshafts (India) Ltd. v. ITO (2003) 259 ITR 19 (SC)-Writ is held to be not maintainable. [S. 143(3), 147, Art. 226]
Cenveo Publisher Services India Ltd. v. UOI (2019) 180 DTR 244 / 311 CTR 843 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Exemption– Excessive deduction-No failure to disclose material facts– Reassessment is held to be bad in law. [S. 11(1)(a), 11(2)]
CIT(E) v. Marhatta Chamber of Commerce Industries & Agriculture (2019) 175 DTR 137 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Interest on ECB-No failure to disclose material facts-Reassessment is held to be bad in law-DTAA-India-Mauritius. [S. 148, Art. 226]
HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Ltd v. DCIT (IT (2019) 307 CTR 456 / 175 DTR 153 /101 taxmann.com 206 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 73 : Losses in speculation business–Non-banking company– losses can only be set off against speculative business income unless the gross total income of the assessee is under heads of income, other than income from profits and gains of business or profession. Loss in speculative business is allowed to be carried forward. [S. 72]
CIT v. Harrisons Malayalam Financial Services Ltd. (2019) 176 DTR 145 (Ker.)(HC)