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S. 12A : Registration –Trust or institution- Seed certification agency- Advancement of object of general public utility – Entitle to registration .[ S.2(15) ]

CIT v. Rajasthan State Seed And Organic Production Certification. (2018) 408 ITR 513 (Raj) (HC)

S. 2(22)(e):Deemed dividend- Records of Registrar of Companies showing shareholding over 10 Per Cent. — Revised return filed before Registrar of companies subsequent to notice under Section 148- Loans received assessable as deemed dividend [ S. 147, 148 ]

Lailabi Khalid. v. CIT (2018) 408 ITR 385 (Ker) (HC)

S. 254(1) : Appellate Tribunal –Powers- While setting aside the order of Commissioner , the Appellate Tribunal cannot rewrite the Assessing Officer’s order and improve upon it .[ S. 14A,252, 263 ]

CIT v. Braham Dev Gupta (2018) 408 ITR 291 / 169 DTR 49 /(2019) 308 CTR 619(Delhi) (HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment –Search in premises of third party revealing unaccounted investments by assessee — Notice is valid [ S.132, 143(1),148 ]

Kiran Ravjibhai Vasani. v. ACIT (2018) 408 ITR 303/( 2019) 307 CTR 635/ 175 DTR 269 (Guj) (HC)

S.143(IA): Assessment- Additional tax –Adjustment- Co-Operative Society —Reduction in loss -Payment of statutory dues not substantiated by evidence — Levy of additional tax is justified.[ S.43B, 80P, 154 ]

Fatehpur Kshetriya Gramin Bank v. ACIT (2018) 408 ITR 324 (All) (HC)

S. 80IA :Industrial undertakings – Infrastructure development- Agreement with nodal agency constituted by State Government for infrastructure development —Entitle to deduction .

CIT v. Ranjit Projects P. Ltd. (2018) 408 ITR 274/ 169 DTR 103/( 2019) 306 CTR 585 (Guj) (HC)Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed on the ground of delay , CIT v. Ranjit Projects P. Ltd ( 2019) 263 Taxman 363 ( SC)

S. 73 : Losses in speculation business -Set-off of Losses —Transaction in shares- No evidence was produced – Loss cannot be set off.[ S.133(6)]

Jaidayal Prannath Kapur v. CIT (2018) 408 ITR 315/ 172 DTR 103/( 2019) 307 CTR 757 (Mad)( HC)

S. 50 : Capital gains – Depreciable assets – Block of assets – Sale of land with building — Demolition of building — Land alone subject to development — Consideration is only for land S.50 is not applicable .[ S.45 ]

Jaidayal Prannath Kapur v. CIT (2018) 408 ITR 315 / 172 DTR 103/ 305 CTR 670/ ( 2019) 307 CTR 757 (Mad)( HC)

S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes – Amount paid to employing foreign personnel for imparting education in India, amount set apart for payment in previous year and paid in subsequent year, expenditure of earlier years adjusted against income of current year ,amounts to application of income – When purposes of accumulation is mentioned in Form 10 charitable merely failure to give details — Exemption cannot be denied [ Form 10 ]

CIT v. Ohio University Christ College ( 2018) 408 ITR 352/( 2019) 306 CTR 281/174 DTR 10 (Karn) (HC) Editorial: Order in Dy.DIT v. Ohio University Christ College ( 2015) 44 ITR 291 ( Bang) ( Trib) is affirmed .

Interpretation of taxing statues – Precedent – Settlement Commission must follow decision of jurisdictional High Court. [ S.245C, 245D ]

CIT v. Vallabh Pesticides Ltd. And Another. (2018) 408 ITR 54 /(2019) 173 DTR 356(Guj) (HC) Editorial: SLP is granted to the assessee . Vallabh Pesticides Ltd. v. CIT (2018) 407 ITR 27 (St) (SC)