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S. 50B : Capital gains-Slump sale-Sale of business as running concern-Sale is not of itemised assets-Not liable to tax-SLP of Revenue is dismissed. [S. 2(42C), 41(2), 45, 50(2), 50B(2) 55(2)(a), Art. 136]

CIT v. Shri Ganga Nagar Bottling Co. (2024)462 ITR 32 (SC) Editorial : CIT v. Shri Ganga Nagar Bottling Co. (2024)462 ITR 12 (Raj)(HC)

S. 37(1): Business expenditure-Capital or revenue – Purchase of software – Not necessary that income must be earned because of such expenditure.[S. 28(i)]

PCIT v. Hike Pvt. Ltd. (2024)462 ITR 183./158 taxmann.com 162 (Delhi)(HC)/Editorial : SLP dismissed , PCIT v. Hike (P.) Ltd. (2024) 299 Taxman 447 // 299 Taxman 178 / 464 ITR 394 (SC)

S. 12AB: Procedure for fresh registration Cancellation of registration with retrospective effect-On writ filed by the petitioner, the Court granted the interim stay-SLP of Revenue is dismissed. [S. 12A, 12AA, 12AB(4), Art. 136]

PCIT v. Centre for Policy Research [2024] 297 Taxman 135 / 462 ITR 1 (SC) Editorial: Centre for Policy Research v. PCIT (Central) (2023) 156 taxmann.com 279 / (2024) 461 ITR 540 (Delhi)(HC)

S. 12AA : Procedure for registration-Trust or institution-Charitable purpose-Object and genuineness of Trust-Tribunal justified in directing the Commissioner to grant registration and also approval under section 80G(5)(vi) of the Act. [S. 11, 80G(5)(vi), 254(1)]

CIT (E) v. Nanak Chand Jain Charitable Trust (2024)462 ITR 283/ 339 CTR 566 (P&H) (HC)

S. 271FAA : Penalty-Furnishing inaccurate statement of financial transaction or reportable account-Rectified the defects-Revised Form No 61B within the time allowed under section 285BA(4)-Penalty is deleted. [ S. 285BA(4), Form No 61B]

Keb Hana Bank v. JDIT (2023) 226 TTJ 1 (UO) (Chennai)(Trib)

S.271D: Penalty-Takes or accepts any loan or deposit-Loan from its director-Purchase of lands in name of company-Current account transaction-Neither loan or deposit-Penalty is deleted. [S. 269SS]

Thamira Green Farm (P.) Ltd. v Add. CIT (2023) 155 taxmann.com 320/ 226 TTJ 1052 (Chennai)(Trib.)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-No addition to the returned income-Making a wholistic view of factual panorama of case and circumstances, in which return for year could not be filed within stipulated time, it could be said that there was a reasonable cause, bringing case out of purview of Explanation 3 to 271(1)(c).[ S. 11, 12A, 12AA, 153]

Association of Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons of India v. ITO (2023) 225 TTJ 740 / 156 taxmann.com 332 (Pune)(Trib)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Failure to declare capital gains-Quantum addition is confirmed by the Tribunal-Penalty is affirmed.[ S. 45]

Penta Media Graphics Ltd v.Dy.CIT(2023) 226 TTJ 899 (Chennai)(Trib)

S. 270A : Penalty for under-reporting and misreporting of income-Excess claim of deduction-Penalty is confirmed at 200 per cent. [S. 270A(9)]

Sanjeev Kumar Manchand Rajput v. ITO (2023) 224 TTJ 899 (Pune)(Trib)

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-No lack of enquiry-Survey-Income surrendered-Business income-Assessment was finalised after considering the reply of the assessee-Revision order on the basis of surrendered income to be assessed under section 68 @ 60 per.cent as per section. 115BBE is quashed and set aside. [S. 68, 115BBE, 133A, 142(1), 143(2), 143(3)]

Avtar Singh Kalsi through L/H Smt. Kuldeep Kaur v. PCIT(2023) 224 TTJ 47 (UO) (Amritsar)(Trib) Jagtar Singh Kalsi v. PCIT(2023) 224 TTJ 47 (UO) (Amritsar)(Trib)