S. 10(37) : Capital gains – Acquisition of agricultural land- Interest -Interest awarded on enhanced compensation paid by Government for acquisition of agricultural land under S. 28 of Acquisition Act would partake of character of compensation and would be eligible for exemption. [Land Acquisition Act, 1894, S.10(37), 56(2)(vii)]

S. 4 : Charge of income-tax–Capital or revenue-Capital gains- Capital asset- Right to sue -Development agreement- Builder-Right to sue is a right in personal which cannot be transferred and, thus, amount received as compensation in lieu of said right is not chargeable to tax. [S. 2(14), 2(47) 28(va), 45]

S. 2(28A) : Interest -Usance interest -Paid to holding company for delayed payment for purchase of goods was not part of purchase price, but interest–Liable to deduct tax at source-DTAA-India –Singapore, [S. 40(a)(i), 195, Art.7, 11]

S. 2(22)(e) : Deemed dividend- Group companies – Amount received and also paid each other for the purpose of business transactions -No amount has gone to share holder- Addition is held to be not justified.

S. 2(15) : Charitable purpose – Medical reliefs- charging nominal fee for providing services exemption cannot be denied , proviso is held to be not applicable [ [S.11, 12AA ]

S. 2(14)(iii)(b) : Capital asset-Agricultural land- 8KM- Distance from Municipal limits to area in which land is situated is to be considered and not distance between particular land and municipal limit-Matter remanded. [S.45, 54F]

S.45: Capital gains – Business income – Merely holding shares for a short period will not convert capital gain into business income-.This would be contrary to be legislative mandate which itself provides that investment held for less than 12 months is to be termed as short term capital gain-If the assessee has two portfolios, one for “Investment” and other for “Trading” and if the investments are out of own funds and not borrowed funds, the gains have to be assessed as short term capital gains [ S.28 (i)]

S. 272A : Penalty – Failure to answer questions – Sign statements – Furnish information -New accountant of assessee ignorant of statutory provisions of tax deduction at source-Reasonable cause- Levy of penalty is held to be not justified. [S. 272A(2)(k), 273B]

S. 147 : Reassessment—So long as the income escaped assessment for which reasons were recorded has been assessed, the Assessing Officer has power to include other incomes which has escaped assessment and which comes to his knowledge in the course of the proceedings under this section. Disallowance of commission is held to be justified. [S. 37(1), 80IB]

S. 92C : Transfer pricing-Arm’s length price—Comparables-Providing back office support services-Followed rule of consistency -Different business hence cannot be comparable. [S. 92CA ]