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S. 9(1)(i) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Business connection-Non-Resident-Dependent agent permanent establishment-Offshore supply of equipment-No fixed place-Addition under section. 44AB is deleted-Interest is consequential in nature-DTAA-India-France [S. 444BBB 234B, Art. 5]
GE Hydro France v. Dy. CIT (IT) (2024)116 ITR 42 (SN)(Delhi)(Trib)
S. 153C : Assessment-Income of any other person-Search-Incriminating material is not pertaining to the relevant assessment.
Dy. CIT v. Kohli Tent House (2024)116 ITR 46 (SN)(Delhi)(Trib)
S. 153A : Assessment-Search-Unsecured Loans-Unexplained income-Penalty-Amounts carried over from previous year cannot be assessed as undisclosed income of the current year-New loans-Failure to establish credit worthiness-Addition is affirmed-Unabated assessment-Purchase and sale of land-No addition can be made merely on the basis of annual information return. [S.68, 132, 271(1)(c), 276C]
Dy. CIT v. Nagin A. Vaghela (2024)116 ITR 25 (SN)(Ahd)(Trib)
S. 153A : Assessment-Search-Suppression of sales-Three parties-Extrapolation of sales justified only as regards three parties-Order of CIT(A) restricting the gross profit rate only in respect of three parties is justified. [S. 132, 153C]
Gurdip Cycle Industries v. Dy. CIT (2024)116 ITR 410 / 165 taxmann.com 299 (Chd)(Trib)
S. 148 : Reassessment-Charitable trust-Non-Registration-Reassessment is quashed-Circular No. 1 of 2015, Dated 21-1-2015 (2015) 371 ITR 22(St) [S. 2(15),10(23C)(iv), 11, 12A(2), Maharashtra Nurses Act, 1966.
Maharashtra Nursing Council v. Dy. CIT (E) (2024)116 ITR 31 (SN)(Mum)(Trib)
S. 148: Reassessment-Notice-Initiation of reassessment proceedings based on wrong recorded facts-Mistake cannot be treated as inadvertent-Reopening is void ab initio. [S. 147]
Kissan Fats Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2024)116 ITR 59 (Trib) (SN)(Chd)(Trib) BCL Industries Ltd v. Dy. CIT (2024)116 ITR 59 (Trib) (SN)(Chd)(Trib)
S. 148 : Reassessment-Notice-Non-Resident-Jurisdiction Of Assessing Officer-Additional ground-Admitted-Reassessment notice and consequential order is quashed.[S. 69, 143(3), 144C, 147]
Sunil Chablani v. CIT (IT) (2024)116 ITR 187 (Jaipur)(Trib)
S. 147 : Reassessment-Long-term capital gains-Sale of shares-Information from Investigation Wing-accommodation entries-Demat-Sales through registered broker-Shares were sold before splitting up of shares-No link between reasons recorded and formation of belief-Reassessment is invalid.[S. 10(38) 45, 148]
Subhash Chand Gupta v. ACIT (2024) 116 ITR 14 (SN)/ [2025] 210 ITD 118 (Delhi)(Trib)
S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Excess Indexed cost of acquisition-No failure to disclose material facts-Reassessment is quashed.[S. 45, 143(3), 148]
Ashok Kumar Kolla v. Dy. CIT (2024) 116 ITR 73 (SN)(Hyd)(Trib)