S. 90 :Double taxation relief-Elimination of double taxation-Review petition dismissed against order of Supreme Court that a notification under section 90(1) is a mandatory condition to give effect to a DTAA, or any protocol changing its terms or conditions, which has effect of altering existing provisions of law and thus, for a party to claim benefit of a same treatment clause, based on entry of DTAA between India and another state which is member of OECD, relevant date would be entering into treaty with India and not a later date, when, after entering into DTAA with India, such country becomes an OECD member, in terms of India’s practice-DTAA-India-France [R. 128, Art. 10, 13]

S. 80IC : Special category States-Manufacture of pan masala (Mouth freshener)-Pan masala without any tobacco content will not fall within purview of Entry 1 of Part A of Thirteenth Schedule and assessee is entitled for deduction under section 80IC(2)(a)(i) read with section 80IC(3). [S.80IC(2)(a), 80IC(3), 260A]

S. 80IB (10) : Housing projects-Project was sanctioned prior to 1-4-2005-Concept of built up area was introduced with effect from 1-4-2005 could not be applied retrospectively-Expression built up area would exclude balcony area-Order of Tribunal is affirmed-No substantial question of law. [S.80IB(14), 260A]

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure-Bogus purchases-Trading in resign and chemicals on whole sale basis-Information from Sales tax Department-Order of Tribunal restricting the addition to 12.5 % of gross profit is affirmed-No substantial question of law. [S. 133(6), 145(3) 260A]

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure-Search-Diary-Unexplained general expenses-Legal expenses-Order of Tribunal deleting the addition is affirmed-No substantial question of law.[S. 132, 153A, 260A]

S. 69C : Unexplained expenditure-Search and seizure-Duplicate account-Yield in various years-Finding reversed relying on statement-Order of Tribunal is restored-Miscellaneous application against the order of Supreme Court is dismissed on account of delay and also on merits. [S. 132, 143(3), Art. 136]

S. 69A : Unexplained money-Failure to consider TDS challans-Matter is remanded to the file of the Assessing Officer-Directed to pay cost of Rs.15000 to the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority.[S. 142(1), 143(3), 147, 148, Art. 226]

S. 69 : Unexplained investments-Export of Rice-Search by Enforcement Directorate-Alleged mis-declaration of value of goods exported-Dropping of proceedings by Enforcement Directorate-Deletion of addition by the Tribunal is affirmed.[S. 148, 260A, FERA]

S. 69 : Unexplained investments-Search-Purchase of raw material-Department and had only assumed undisclosed investment being source of purchases recorded for subsequent sales-Order of Tribunal had rightly deleted addition made by Assessing Officer under section 69C-No substantial question of law. [S.260A]

S. 69 : Unexplained investments-Bogus purchases-Purchase from grey market-Trading in gold and diamond jewellery-Sales accepted-Books of account not rejected-Order of Tribunal estimating addition of 13.05 per cent of gross profit is affirmed-No substantial question of law. [S. 145, 260A]