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. 10 (23C): Educational institution-Exemption cannot be denied only on the ground that institution has earned surplus when the institution is solely for educational purposes .
J. B. Memorial Manas Academy Management Society. v. CIT (2018) 408 ITR 255/ 259 Taxman 537 (Uttarakhand) (HC)
Interpretation – Binding precedent -Appellate Tribunal- Assessing Officer is bound by decision of Tribunal- Pendency of an appeal would not amount to an order of stay .[ S.254(1) ]
LIC Employees Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 408 ITR 287/ 254 Taxman 119 (Mad) (HC)
S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty – Concealment – Cash credits- Reasonable cause in omitting rental income- Deletion of penalty is held to be justified .[ S.260A ]
CIT v. M. P. Purushothaman (2018) 407 ITR 689/ ( 2019) 175 DTR 221/ (2020) 314 CTR 733 (Mad) ( HC)
S. 263 : Commissioner – Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue -Allowability of interest -Assessing officer taking plausible view after proper enquiry — Order is not erroneous and cannot be revised. [ S.57(iii)]
Micro Inks Limited v. CIT (2018) 407 ITR 681 (Guj) (HC)
S. 260A : Appeal – High Court -Question of Law — Interpretation of document is question of law —Amount received by assessee under non-compete agreement constitute capital receipt . [ S.4 ]
V. C. Nannapaneni. v. CIT (2018) 407 ITR 505 / 305 CTR 625/ 171 DTR 337(T&AP) (HC)
S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal – Duties-Business income or capital gains- Investment in shares- The entire data of each transaction was before the Tribunal and nothing prevented it from looking into all the transactions and recording findings of fact-The Tribunal had failed to perform its duty and therefore, its order was unsustainable. The matter was remitted to the Tribunal for decision afresh. [ S. 28( i), 45 ]
Jaya Chheda, Legal Heir of Late Hitesh S. Bhagat. v. ACIT (2018) 407 ITR 553 (Bom) (HC)
S. 245D : Settlement Commission -Finding of failure by assessee to make true disclosure of undisclosed income — The limited jurisdiction of judicial review while examining the correctness of the order of the Settlement Commission is a well settled principle- Rejection of application is held to be justified. [ S.245C ]
Maheshbhai Shantilal Patel. v. ITSC (2018) 405 ITR 270 (Guj) (HC)
S. 244 :Refunds – Interest on refunds – Time of accrual — Assessment on 22-3-1991 — Interest on refund granted on 9-10-2002 — Interest is not assessable in Assessment Year.
CIT v. Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd. (2018) 405 ITR 249/ 171 DTR 254 (Ker) (HC)
S. 226 : Collection and recovery – Stay- Pendency of appeal- Circular by Central Board Of Direct Taxes that 15 Per Cent. of disputed demand to be deposited for stay — Permits decrease or even increase in percentage of disputed tax demand to be deposited — Requirement reduced to 7.5 Per Cent. On Further condition of security for remaining tax in dispute .
Ashokbhai Jagubhai Kheni v. DCIT (2018) 405 ITR 179 / 258 Taxman 275 (Guj) (HC)