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S. 79: Carry forward and set off losses-Change in shareholdings-Companies in which the public are not substantially interested-Company undergoing CIRP-Principal Commissioner had notice under section 79 and did not make any submissions when the resolution plan was approved; denial of carry forward of losses could not be sustained; further, availability of such losses would have been a factor considered by the resolution applicant in submitting its proposal, and therefore assessment proceedings were quashed and set aside. [The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, 2, 31, Art. 226]

Amns Gandhidham Ltd. v. ACIT [2025] 180 taxmann.com 43 (Bom)(HC)

S. 68: Cash credits-Search and seizure-Cash found-Failure to correlate seized cash with loose papers-Addition justified-Order of Tribunal affirmed.[S.260A]

Ramchandra Dada Shinde v. DCIT [2025] 173 taxmann.com 654 (Bom) (HC)

S. 40(a)(ia): Amounts not deductible-Deduction at source-Short deduction of tax at source-Merely a short deduction of TDS by assessee under section 194C, and persons to whom payments were made by assessee had paid taxes on such payments, Assessing Officer could not have invoked provisions of section 40(a)(ia) and disallowed expenses claimed by assessee-Order of Tribunal affirmed. [S. 194C; Second proviso, 194I, 260A]

PCIT v. Morgan Stanley India Capital Pvt Ltd [2025] 177 taxmann.com 699 (Bom) (HC)

S. 37(1): Business expenditure-Infrastructure fee-Advertising receipts-Tribunal was justified in restricting deduction to 5 per cent of actual receipts in accordance with the agreement and not on the gross advertising bill-Order of Tribunal affirmed. [S.145, 260A]

Star Time Communication (I) (P.) Ltd. v. CIT [2025] 174 taxmann.com 753 (Bom)(HC)

S. 37(1): Business expenditure-Broken period interest-Securities held as stock-in-trade-Deduction allowable.[S.145, 260A]

PCIT v. HDFC Bank Ltd. [2025] 173 taxmann.com 579 (Bom) (HC) Editorial: SLP of revenue dismissed, PCIT v. HDFC Bank Ltd. [2025] 304 Taxman 606 (SC)

S. 37(1): Business expenditure-Personal element-Disallowance-Pure finding of fact-Commission payment-Services not established-Finding of fact-No substantial question of law.[S.260A]

Saigal Sea Trade v. ACIT [2025] 176 taxmann.com 75 (Bom) (HC).

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure-Client assistant charges-Three-in-one account scheme-Expenditure incurred for business allowable-Provision for loss-Contingent liability-Conservative principle-Deduction allowable [S. 145, 260A]

PCIT v. ICICI Securities Ltd. [2025] 174 taxmann.com 160 (Bom) (HC)

S. 36(1)(vii) : Bad debt-Advances-Business loss-Write-off of unrecovered advances-Genuineness not disputed-Deduction allowable. [S,28(i), 260A]

PCIT v. Watson Pharma (P.) Ltd. [2025] 173 taxmann.com 957 (Bom) (HC)

S.14A: Disallowance of expenditure-Exempt income-Interest-free funds-Non-interest-bearing funds were more than the investment made in tax-free securities; it would be presumed that the investment made by the assessee would be from its interest-free funds and, thus, no disallowance under section 14A could be made-Order of Tribunal affirmed. [S.260A, Rule 8D]

PCIT v. Morgan Stanley India Capital Pvt Ltd [2025] 177 taxmann.com 699 (Bom) (HC)

S. 10A: Free trade zone-STP Unit-New infrastructure, plant and machinery, software and separately recruited workforce-Undertaking not formed by splitting up or reconstruction of existing business-Deduction allowable-Order of Tribunal affirmed. [S. 10A(2), 260A]

PCIT v. Mahindra Engineering Services Ltd. [2025] 180 taxmann.com 759 (Bom)(HC)