S. 12AA : Procedure for registration-Trust or institution-Corpus donation of funds to another charitable trust-In One Accounting Year-Registration could not be cancelled. [S. 2(15), 11]
CIT(E) v. Nawal Kishore Kejriwal Charity Trust (2022) 444 ITR 532/ 214 DTR 276 / 327 CTR 453(Cal.)(HC)
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Click here to download the pdf versions of the Digest of case laws S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Voluntary contributions towards corpus fund used for purchase of land-Allowable as application of income. [S. 11(1)((d)]
CIT(E) v. Om Prakash Jindal Gramin Jan Kalyan Sansthan (2022) 444 ITR 498 /287 Taxman 303 (Delhi)(HC)S. 4 : Charge of income-tax-Capital or revenue-Compensation received on account of failure of performance guarantee-Matter remanded to Tribunal. [S. 254(1)]
Essel Mining and Industries Ltd. v. PCIT (2022) 444 ITR 576 / 209 DTR 180/ 324 CTR 124 (Cal)(HC)Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988.
S. 32 :Qualification for appointment of chairperson and Members of Appellate Tribunal- Constitution Of Appellate Tribunal – Independence of Judiciary — Qualification of Judicial Member — Requirement that he could be a Member of Indian Legal Service or one had held post of additional Secretary or equivalent post in that service — Provision not valid. [ Art , 226 ]
V. Vasanthakumar v. UOI (2022) 444 ITR 677 (Mad)(HCBenami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016
S.2(a): Benami Property Transactions — Amendment of Act in 2016 Provisions are substantive — Not applicable with retrospective effect – Interpretation of taxing statutes —Rule against retrospectivity . [ S. 2(9)(A) (2(9)(C), Art , 20, 226 ]
Nexus Feeds Ltd v. ACIT (2022) 444 ITR 261 (Telangana) (HC),Editorial: ACIT v. Nexus Feeds Ltd (2023)453 ITR 459 (SC), Affirmed, SLP of Revenue dismissed ,Direct Taxes Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020.
S. 2(1)(a): Appellant – Declaration processed and Form 3 issued To Assessee -Rejection of declaration -Not valid —State cannot claim benefit of its own mistake. [S. 4 , Art , 226 ]
PCIT v. Asish Kumar Ghosh (2022) 444 ITR 398/ 214 DTR 257/326 CTR 841 (Cal)(HC)Bengal Agricultural Income-tax Act, 1944
S. 34:Method of computation -Agricultural Income -tax -Appeal dismissed – Alternative remedy – Writ is not maintainable [ West Bengal Taxation Tribunal Act, 1987, Art , 226 ]
B. D. Tea Estates Pvt. Ltd. v State of West Bengal (2022) 444 ITR 504 (Cal)(HC))Gift-tax Act, 1958
S. 15: Assessment – Asset gifted – Valuation — Question of fact .[ S. 15(2)]
Azad Rahim v. ITO (2022) 444 ITR 557 (Ker)(HC)S. 2(1)(a) : Appellant-Declarant-Condonation of delay-Effect of Circular of CBDT dated 4-12-2020-The rejection of the declaration was not justified-The declarations of the assessee shall be accepted and thereafter dealt with as provided under the Act. [Art. 226]
Rakesh Garg v. PCIT (2022) 443 ITR 137 / 211 DTR 265 / 325 CTR 440 (Raj.)(HC)S. 279 : Offences and prosecutions-Sanction-Chief Commissioner-Commissioner-Failure to deposit tax deducted at source-Deposited in Government Treasury after 11 months-Assessee and persons in charge to face trial-Writ petition to quash the proceedings was dismissed-Petition for Special Leave to appeal dismissed.[S. 192, Art, 136, 226].
Indo Arya Central Transport Ltd. v. CIT (TDS) (2022) 443 ITR 239 / 211 DTR 441 / 325 CTR 553 / 285 Taman 2 (SC) Editorial : Decision in Indo Arya Central Transport Ltd. v. CIT (TDS) (2018) 404 ITR 667 (Delhi)(HC) affirmed.