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S. 10(23BBA): Income of any body or authority-Exemption is available only to the statutory body or authority administering religious institutions and not to the institutions themselves. [S. 11, 12, 12A, Art. 226]
Madhur Sree Madanantheswara Vinayaka Temple Administrative Body v. ITO [2025] 181 taxmann.com 506 / (2026) 348 CTR 694 (Ker.)(HC)
S. 271D: Penalty-Takes or accepts any loan or deposit-Failure to record satisfaction-Penalty order was quashed-SLP of revenue dismissed on account of delay of 359 days and also on merits. [S. 269SS, Art. 136]
Jt. CIT v. Grandhi Sri Venkata Amarendra (2026) 309 Taxman 419 (SC) Editorial: Grandhi Sri Venkata Amarendra v. JCIT [2026] 183 taxmann.com 323 (AP)(HC)
S. 271AAB: Penalty-Search cases-Period of limitation-Penalty initiated in the assessment order, which was carried in appeal to the Commissioner (Appeals) and the Tribunal-Limitation governed by section 275(1)(a) and not the residuary clause (c)-Penalty order passed within six months of receipt of the Tribunal’s order is within limitation. [S. 132(4), 275(1)(a), 275(1)(c), Art. 226]
Chandrasekaran Joseph Vijay v. Dy. CIT (2026) 486 ITR 59 / 309 Taxman 335/ 349 CTR 369 (Mad.) (HC)
S.270AA: Immunity from imposition of penalty-Application for immunity from penalty was rejected without considering the assessee’s contentions, or the reasons could not withstand judicial scrutiny and therefore is liable to be set aside. [S. 143(1), 270A(9), Art . 226].
Amalgam Steel (P.) Ltd. v. Asst. CIT (2026) 309 Taxman 174 (Cal)(HC)
S. 270A: Penalty for under-reporting and misreporting of income-Deductions claimed under binding High Court precedent subsequently overruled-Bona fide explanation and full disclosure-Assessed income not exceeding processed income-Penalty unsustainable-Ad-interim stay granted.[S. 270A(2), 270A(6), 264, Art. 226]
GM Modular (P.) Ltd. v. PCIT [2026] 309 Taxman 365 (Bom)(HC)
S. 264 : Commissioner-Revision of other orders-Condonation of delay-Revision filed nearly seven years after rejection of the rectification application uploaded on the portal-Institutional assessee expected to be diligent-No sufficient cause-Revision rightly rejected. [S. 10(25), 154, Art. 226]
Tata Project Provident Fund Trust v. PCIT (2026) 309 Taxman 315 (Telangana)(HC)
S. 264: Commissioner-Revision of other orders-Exemption under section 11 denied due to inadvertent and bona fide punching errors in the return processed under section 143(1)-Assessee has the discretion to seek revision instead of appeal-Commissioner obliged to consider and grant relief even for an error committed by the assessee itself. [S. 11, 143(1), 154, 246A, Art. 226]
Swaminarayan Mandir Trust v. CIT (E) (2026) 488 ITR 65 / 309 Taxman 159 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 264: Commissioner-Revision of other orders-Tax on long-term capital gains-Precedent-Principal Commissioner was bound to follow such decision and could not deviate on the ground of departmental non-acceptance-Revision order was unsustainable and set aside. [S. 45, 50, 112, Art . 226]
Samir N. Bhojwani v. PCIT [2026] 309 Taxman 227 (Bom.)(HC)
S. 264: Commissioner-Revision of other orders-Defective return-A declaration given under section 139(9) is clearly an order that is revisable under section 264. The order of rejection by the Commissioner was set aside. [S. 44AB,139(9) Art. 226]
Raj Rayon Industries Ltd v. PCIT [2026] 309 Taxman 463 (Bom)(HC)
S. 245D: Settlement Commission-Procedure-Rectification-Final order charging interest under section 234B only till the date of intimation under section 143(1)-Assessee paid the dues, and proceedings concluded-Commission has no power to invoke section 154 to levy additional interest till the date of the final order-Rectification order quashed. [S. 143(1), 154, 234B, 245D(4), Art. 226]
Sidharth Carbochem Products Ltd. v. TRO (2026) 309 Taxman 406 (Bom.)(HC)