high court judgments

  • Mar
  • 24

CBDT Instruction fixing monetary limits on filing of IT appeal is retrospective

Karnataka High Court in CIT v. Ranka & Ranka [2012] 206 Taxman 322 wherein the Division Bench has considered Instruction No.3 and the National Litigation, Policy, had held as under: (i)            Instruction No.3/11 is also applicable to the pending appeals. (ii) As the tax effect in the instant case is less than Rs.10 [...]

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  • Mar
  • 24

S. 269SS not violated if Assessee borrows in cash from Relatives to meet urgent needs

In our considered view, in the light of the relationship between the assessee and her father-in-law, the Tribunal has rightly held that the genuineness of the transaction is not disputed, in which, the amount has been paid by the father-in-law for purchase of property and the source had also been disclosed during the assessment proceedings. [...]

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  • Mar
  • 24

?Validity of Reopening based on retrospective amendment?

The original assessment was made on 30-11-2006 under section 143(3). The Finance Act, 2008 inserted clause (h) of Explanation 1 to section 115JB retrospectively from 1-4-2001. The effect of this clause was to increase the book profit by the amount of deferred tax and the provision therefor. It is not in dispute that one of [...]

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  • Mar
  • 24

S. 263 Revisionary power cannot be exercised on a debatable issue

In this case, the record reveals that the AO had issued notice, and held proceedings on several dates (of hearing) before proceeding to frame the assessment. He added nearly Rs. 2 crores to the income at that time. The Commissioner took the view that the assessment order disclosed an error, in that the deduction under [...]

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  • Mar
  • 22

Statement recorded during search cannot be deleted without proving the same to be incorrect

In the present case no material has been produced by the appellant/assessee to show that the admission made by him was incorrect in any way. On the other hand, it is the assessee who is insisting that it is for the department to corroborate the statement of admission made by him and until and unless [...]

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  • Mar
  • 22

Mere classification of Loan as NPA do not prove that there is uncertainty regarding interest income thereon

Mere characterisation of an account as a NPA would not by itself be sufficient to say that there is uncertainty as regards realizability of income or interest income thereon. Accrual of interest is a matter of fact to be decided separately for each case on the basis of examination of the facts and circumstances. The [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

S. 35(2AB) Allowability of Expenditure on clinical drug trial incurred outside

Before a pharmaceutical drug could be put in the market, the regulatory authorities would insist on strict tests and research on all possible aspects, such as possible reactions, effect of the drug and so on. Extensive clinical trials, therefore, would be an intrinsic part of development of any such new pharmaceutical drug. It cannot be [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

Deduction U/s. 80HHE available on Income from Technical services provided outside India for development of computer software

When the specific provision under Section 80HHE is concerned about technical services rendered in connection with software development, we do not approve of the line of reasoning of the Tribunal. One cannot read any such choice available to the assessee for claiming deduction either under Section 80-O or under Section 80HHE of the Income Tax [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

Application u/s. 154 for rectification of order passed by CIT U/s. 264 is maintainable

In the present case, the revisional authority had passed an order in revision on December 6, 2010. The application for rectification was not made before the Assessing Officer who passed the assessment order which was the subject-matter of revision but the application was made before the revisional authority itself for rectification. Such an application was [...]

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  • Mar
  • 20

Initiation of Reassessment based on change of opinion not valid

It is true that the impugned notice has been issued within a period of four years from the end of relevant assessment year. Therefore, the requirement that the income chargeable to tax should have escaped assessment for the reason of the failure on the part of the assessee to disclose truly and fully all material [...]

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