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S. 9(1)(vi) : Income deemed to accrue or arise in India-Royalty-Payment to Non-Resident telecommunication operators for provision of bandwidth and inter-connectivity usage-Not royalty-Not liable to deduct tax at source-Expansion of definition of royalty inserted later-Assessee cannot be expected to foresee future amendment at time of payment in earlier assessment y ears-Jurisdiction-No jurisdiction to tax income arising from extra-territorial source-Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement-Sovereign document between two countries-Applicable in Proceedings under Section 201 of the Act-DTAA-India-Belgium. [S. 195]

Vodafone Idea Ltd. v. Dy. DIT (IT) (2023)457 ITR 189 /152 taxmann.com 575 / 334 CTR 39 (Karn)(HC) Editorial: Order in Vodafone Idea Ltd. v. Dy. DIT (IT)(2015) 44ITR 330(Bang)(Trib) is reversed.SLP of Revenue is dismissed on account of delay of 222 days and also on merits, DCIT v.Vodafone Idea Ltd. (2024)300 Taxman 364 (SC)

Prevention of Money Laundering Act , 2002 .

S. 3: Offence of money -laundering -Offences And Prosecution — Money-Laundering — Auditor —Transfer of foreign exchange -Fictitious Bank accounts – Issue of tax determination certificates in Form 15CCA without ascertaining genuineness of documents — Not an offence- The Chartered Accountant is required to only examine the nature of remittance and nothing more . [S. 4 , ITRules , 1962 , 37BB , Form 15CA , Indian Penal Code , 420, 465, 467, 471 Art. 226 ]

Murali Krishna Chakrala v. Dy. Director, Directorate Of Enforcement (2023)457 ITR 579 (Mad)(HC)

S. 68 : Cash credits – Long term capital gains – Penny stock –Not subjected to any enquiry by SEBI – Sold through DMAT account – STT paid – Purchased at a rate as low as Rs.2.5/- to Rs.3/- per share and they were sold at a rate extremely as high as Rs.125/- to Rs.185/- per share- Order of Tribunal deleting the addition is affirmed . [ S. 10(38), 45, 260A ]

PCIT v. Ziauddin Walve (Bom)(HC) www.itatonline .org

S. 68 : Cash credits – Long term capital gains – Penny stock –Information from Investigation wing from Kolkata- Estimation of commission – Not subjected to any enquiry by SEBI -Statement of the assessee – Sold through DMAT account – Addition as cash credits and estimation of commission is deleted . [ S. 10(38), 45 , 69C, 131 ]

Chirag Tejpraksh Dangi v.ITO (Mum)( Trib)www.itatonline .org

S. 281B : Provisional attachment-Should be exercised in judicial manner-Order modified. [S.133A(3)(ia), Art. 226]

FCS Manufacturing (India) Pvt. Ltd. v Dy. CIT (Inv) (2023) 456 ITR 89/ 330 CTR 151/ 221 DTR 64/(2022) 145 taxmann.com 393 (Guj)(HC)

S. 276C : Offences and prosecutions-Wilful attempt to evade tax-Acquittal after 29 years of launching of prosecution-No finding against assessee in penalty proceedings-Trial Court is justified in a. 277]

ITO v. Nagendranath Khuntia (2023)456 ITR 631 (Orissa)(HC)

S. 276B : Offences and prosecutions-Failure to pay to the credit tax deducted at source-Failure to issue notice treating director as Principal Officer of company-Cannot be decided in writ proceedings. [S. 2(35), 278B, Art. 226]

Dr. A. M. Arun (2023)456 ITR 110 / 154 taxmann.com 661 (Mad)(HC) Meera Arun (Smt.) v. ITD(2023)456 ITR 110 / 154 taxmann.com 661 (Mad)(HC)

S. 273 : Penalty-Advance tax-false estimate-Failure to pay-Mere mistake in mentioning particular provision-Subsequent correction of mistake-Order of penalty is valid. [S. 273(2)(a), 273(2)(aa)]

Industrial Cables (India) Ltd. v. CIT (2023) 456 ITR 798 (P&H)(HC)

S. 271AAA : Penalty-Search initiated on or after 1st June, 2007-Surrender of undisclosed income-Cover discrepancies-Levy of penalty is not valid.[S. 132]

PCIT v. Ind Swift Laboratories Ltd. (2023)456 ITR 270 /153 taxmann.com 763 / 335 CTR 1105(P&H)(HC)

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Capital or revenue-Debatable-Deletion of penalty is held to be justified.

CIT v. S. Kumar Tyres Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (2023)456 ITR 637 /147 taxmann.com 49 (MP)(HC)