ITAT Bangalore ruled that a co-operative society can claim deduction under Section 57 for costs incurred in earning interest income from banks. Matter was sent back to AO for verification of claim.
HC granted regular bail to director accused of availing fake input tax credit of ₹23.06 crore, noting that assessment was pending and purpose of the Act is revenue recovery, not punitive detention.
Dismissing Revenue’s appeal, the Tribunal held that the assessee’s ₹1.9 crore FDR was a renewal of an earlier deposit used as bank guarantee security and not a new unexplained investment under Section 69.
HC held that leasing a residential property for residential use is exempt from GST and that GST cannot be included in rent for stamp duty computation, directing refund of ₹2.58 lakh wrongly collected.
High Court ruled that an AO’s failure to determine if a unit sale was a slump sale (S.50B) or short-term capital gain (S.50) made the assessment erroneous and reversible under Section 263.
ITAT Chandigarh allows the appeal of Ram Gopal Temple Trust against the CIT(E)’s rejection of its Section 12A registration application, holding that a statute-notified religious institution is not required to furnish a trust deed.
ITAT ruled that Thane Zilla Vidyasevak Sahakari Patpedhi Ltd. is eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(d) on Rs. 94.12 lakh interest income earned from deposits in a co-operative bank. Tribunal affirmed that a co-operative bank is classified as a co-operative society for this deduction.
ITAT Mumbai allowed Saurashtra Cement’s appeal, ruling that disallowance under Section 14A r/w Rule 8D cannot be made if Assessee did not earn any exempt income during financial year. Ruling deletes an addition of ₹1.15 crore.
Delhi HC prima facie held that National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) lacked jurisdiction to prevent Axis Bank from enforcing its security interest under SARFAESI Act and stayed summons requiring personal appearance of bank’s MD and CEO.
The High Court directed the GST authority to consider dropping the cancellation proceedings and restoring the registration if the taxpayer pays all pending tax dues, interest, and late fees. The ruling applied the proviso to Rule 22(4) of the CGST Rules.
