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. 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)
S. 144 : Best judgment assessment -Arbitrary estimation is held to be not justified – Matter remanded
CIT v. S. Albert and Co. P. Ltd. (2020) 427 ITR 145 (Mad) (HC)
S.80HHC: Export business – Explanation (baa) applicable only to receipts similar to brokerage, commission, interest, rent or charges
Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd v .CIT (2020) 427 ITR 158 /192 DTR 369(Karn)(HC)
S.80HHC : Export —Reduction of 90 Per Cent. of net (and not gross) Income from interest, commission and technical services — Income from technical services cannot be reduced by 90 Per Cent.
CIT(LTU) v. Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (2020) 427 ITR 166 / 192 DTR 376/272 Taxman 224 (Karn)(HC)
S. 72A : Carry forward and set off of accumulated loss and unabsorbed depreciation – Filing of Form 62 not a condition precedent for set off [ ITRules 9C ]
PCIT v. Lotte India Corporation Ltd. (2020) 427 ITR 80/ 194 DTR 7/ 317 CTR 330/ 274 Taxman 63 (Mad) (HC)
S. 70 : Set off of loss – One source against income from another source – Tax Avoidance -Same head of income – Penny stock- Capital gains-Short-term capital loss —Beneficiary of bogus accommodation entries —Disallowance proper [ S. 4, 45 ,68, 69C 115BBEE ]
Sanjay Kaul v. PCIT (2020) 427 ITR 63 / 274 Taxman 301/ 119 taxmann.com 470 / 193 DTR 57 / 316 CTR 337 (Delhi)(HC) Editorial : Order in is approved , Sanjay Kaul. v. ITO (2020) 181 ITD 146 / 206 TTJ 176 (Delhi) (Trib.).