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S. 10B : Export oriented undertakings – Newly established hundred per cent export-oriented undertakings-Research and development in pharmaceutical, in the export drug related services. Tribunal set aside the matter to AO to decide the nature of business of the company and also to ascertain the claim under S.10B of the Act. [S. 10A]

ACIT (OSD) v. Oxygen Healthcare Research P. Ltd. (2018) 64 ITR 93 (Ahd.)(Trib.)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution- Animal care- Amount spent was less than 10 lakhs towards animal care such as food medical etc- Activities would be included under S.2(15) of the Act, accordingly benefit of S.80G(5) (vi) would also be available – Entitle to registration. [ S.2(15), 11, 13, 80G(5)(vi) ]

CIT v. Animal Care Society ( 2018) 99 taxmann.com 232 / 259 Taxman 350( All) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed CIT v. Animal Care Society ( 2018) 259 Taxman 349( SC)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration –Trust or institution- At the time of registration what has to be looked in to is whether the trust is a genuine or it is a sham institution- Registration allowed by the Tribunal is held to be justified [ S.11, 12,80G ]

CIT v. Dali Bai Sewa Sansthan ( 2018) 99 taxmann.com 289/ 259 Taxman 347 ( Raj) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue is allowed CIT v. Dali Bai Sewa Sansthan ( 2018) 259 Taxman 346 ( SC)

S. 153A : Assessment – Search and seizure-No incriminating material was found- Addition cannot be made in respect of unabated assessment which has became final .[ S.132, 143(3) ]

PCIT v. Jignesh P. Shah (2018) 99 taxmann.com 111 (Bom.) (HC)

S. 80IB(10) : Housing projects- Stilt parking is part and parcel of housing project – Eligible deduction .

CIT v. Gundecha Builders ( 2019) 102 taxmann.com 27( Bom) (HC) www.itatonline.org

S. 22 : Income from house property – Business income -Real estate developer- Main object is not acquiring and holding properties – Rental income is held to be assessable as income from house property . [ S.28(i)]

CIT v. Gundecha Builders ( 2019) 102 taxmann.com 27 ( Bom) (HC) www.itatonline.org

S. 28(iv) : Business income – Profits chargeable to tax – Remission or cessation of trading liability – Loan waiver cannot be assessed as cessation of liability if the assessee has not claimed any deduction [ S.41(1)]

PCIT v. Graviss Hospitality Ltd ( Bom) (HC) ( Unreported)

S. 74 : Penalty-Repeal of statute–Interpreattaion of statutes-Pending proceedings-Effect of repeal of a statute–Show cause notice will not survice–Given liberty to both parties to add to or amend or delete the questions in the Wealth Tax Reference within a period of eight weeks from today- Once this is done, the writ petitions will taken up and decided on their merits. Considering these writ petitions are of 2005, we request the High Court to hear the same expeditiously-Appeals allowed and set aside the common impugned judgment of the High Court. Wealth tax references are set aside. [General Clauses Act, S. 6, 6A]

Sushila N. Rungta v. TRO (SC), www.itatonline.org

S. 22 : Professional misconduct-A Chartered Accountant can be held guilty of professional misconduct even when he is acting as an individual in commercial dealings and is not acting as a Chartered Accountant nor discharging any function in relation to his practice as a Chartered Accountant. Under the chartered Accountants Act, any action which brings disrepute to the profession or the Institute is misconduct whether or not related to professional work. [ S.21(3) ]

Council of ICAI v. Gurvinder Singh ( 2018) 259 Taxman 31(SC), www.itatonline.org

S. 230 : Amalgamation-GAAR-Objections of the Dept that the scheme of amalgamation is a deliberate measure to avoid tax burden and is an ‘Impermissible Avoidance Agreement’ because it results in avoidance of Divided Distribution Tax (DDT), tax on business profits and MAT u/s ll5JB etc has merit-The scheme is not in public interest & cannot be sanctioned. [S. 52, 66, 232, SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations 2011 ]

Gabs Investment Pvt. Ltd. v. Ajanta Pharma Ltd. (Mum.)(NCLT), www.itatonline.org