ITAT Pune held that penalty not leviable under section 270A of the Income Tax Act since show cause notice failed to specify the applicable limb u/s. 270A(9) under which the penalty was imposed. Accordingly, penalty is quashed and appeal is allowed.
Gujarat High Court held that amendment/ rectification of inadvertent error in GST returns [Form GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B] is permissible if no loss to revenue would be caused. Accordingly, petition is allowed and returns are permitted to be amended.
The Bombay High Court ruled that a special audit under Section 142(2A) cannot stand where the mandatory approval lacks a DIN. The absence of DIN renders the approval non-existent in law, making the entire proceedings void from inception.
The court held that rejection of IGST refund interest on jurisdictional grounds could not defeat a diligent claim and allowed the taxpayer to approach the GST appellate authority without facing limitation hurdles.
NCLAT upheld rejection of a claim filed nearly three years late during liquidation. The ruling confirms that inordinate delays without valid explanation cannot be condoned.
The ITAT held that assessments framed beyond the permissible ten-year block under Section 153C are without jurisdiction. Since the satisfaction note fixed the deemed search year later, earlier years were invalidly assessed.
The authority held that non-maintenance of statutory minutes attracts a fixed penalty even if records were destroyed due to unforeseen events. Flood damage was treated as mitigation, not a defence to statutory liability.
The Tribunal examined allegations of oppression and mismanagement and found no supporting material. The petition was dismissed in limine, reaffirming that mere assertions without substantiation cannot sustain such proceedings.
The Tribunal ruled that absence of DIN on Section 143(2) notices vitiates jurisdiction under Section 147. All reassessment orders were quashed as legally unsustainable.
The Tribunal directed normal taxation, holding that Section 115BBE could not be invoked for the year involved. This reinforces the prospective operation of the higher tax regime.
