The dispute concerned denial of donor approval before finality of charitable registration. The Tribunal held that 80G approval is consequential and cannot be refused while 12AB registration is under re-examination.
The Supreme Court held that quashing corruption FIRs on technical objections to police-station notification was unjustified. The key takeaway is that substance and continuity of law prevail over procedural hyper-technicalities.
The appeal was dismissed ex-parte due to alleged non-compliance by the assessee. The ITAT found that notices were issued to the wrong email despite correct details on record and ordered de novo consideration.
The case clarifies that commission paid to foreign agents for export facilitation abroad cannot be disallowed for non-deduction of tax. Absence of income accrual in India was decisive.
The assessee challenged denial of Section 80P deduction in the order giving effect to the CIT(A)’s directions. The Tribunal ruled that Section 253 permits appeal only against CIT(A) orders, not against implementation orders.
The issue was whether final registration could be denied without granting a proper opportunity of hearing. The Tribunal held that rejection without a show-cause notice violates natural justice and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
The court held that an excel sheet found during a search, indicating a cash transaction, constituted valid information to reopen assessment.
It was held that neither the AO nor the appellate authority provided any factual basis for estimating disallowance. The ruling confirms that estimation must be backed by evidence.
The Tribunal held that interest earned by a credit co-operative society from deposits with co-operative banks is deductible under section 80P(2)(d). The ruling follows settled law that such societies are distinct from co-operative banks.
Supreme Court ruled that goods must be classified based on their specific tariff description and GRIs, not merely on how importers use them. End use is relevant only where tariff heading or notes explicitly or inherently permit it.
