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S. 234D: Interest on excess refund-Regular assessment completed before 1-6-2003-Consequential order under section 143(3) read with section 254 does not attract interest. [S. 2(40), 143(3), 147, 153A, 254]
DCIT v. Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (2025) 238 TTJ 947 (Chd.)(Trib.)
S. 244A: Refunds-Interest on refunds-Filing of a revised return to claim additional TDS does not postpone interest on the refund already claimed in the original return filed within time-Where the refund is issued by demand draft, the date of issue of the demand draft is the date of grant of refund. [S. 139(5), 244(1)(a)(i)]
Suzlon Gujarat Wind Park Ltd. v. DCIT (2025) 238 TTJ 456 / 181 taxmann.com 714 (Ahd.)(Trib.).
S. 234C: Interest-Deferment of advance tax-Levy of interest was not available on record; matter remanded to the Assessing Officer. [S.143(3)]
BNY Mellon International Operations (India) (P.) Ltd. v. ITO (2025) 238 TTJ 819 / 181 taxmann.com 222 (Pune)(Trib.)
S. 199: Deduction at source-Credit for tax deducted-Assessee offering interest on RBI Bonds on an accrual basis is entitled to proportionate TDS credit. [S. 145, R. 37BA]
Surbhi Anand v. ACIT (2025) 238 TTJ 672 / 179 taxmann.com 609 (Agra)(Trib.)
S. 199: Deduction at source-Credit for tax deducted-Deductor failed to deposit-Credit cannot be denied-Remanded for verification. [S.205, 234B, 234C, Form No 26AS]
Naik Naik & Co. v. CIT (Appeals) (2025) 238 TTJ 39 / 179 taxmann.com 168 (Mum.)(Trib.).
S. 153D: Assessment-Search-Approval-Mechanical approval without independent application of mind-Assessment invalid. [S. 132, 153A, 153C]
Impress Estates (P.) Ltd. & Ors. v. ACIT (2025) 238 TTJ 1016 (Delhi)(Trib.)
S. 153C: Assessment-Income of any other person-Search–Jurisdiction-Substituting the words “pertains to” for “belongs to” is prospective from 1-6-2015 and does not apply to earlier searches-Assessments were quashed. [S. 132, 153A]
Four Pillar Communications (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (2025) 238 TTJ 48 / 175 taxmann.com 1051 (Pune)(Trib.).
S. 151A: Faceless assessment scheme-Reassessment-Notice-Notice issued by Jurisdictional AO instead of Faceless AO-Notice invalid [S.147, 148]
Estate Investment Company (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2025) 238 TTJ 585 (Mum)(Trib).
S. 151: Reassessment-Sanction for issue of notice-Notice under section 148 invalid where approval under section 151 is mechanical and inconsistent with reasons recorded [S. 148, 148A(b), 148A(d)]
Rosha Alloys (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2025) 238 TTJ 357 / 127 ITR 76 / 175 taxmann.com 622 (Chd.)(Trib.).
S. 147:Reassessment-Manually written DIN-Subsequent generation of DIN-Assessment void-CBDT Circular No. 19/2019. [S. 119, 143(3) 148]
Estate Investment Company (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT (2025) 238 TTJ 585 (Mum)(Trib).