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Share Valuation Can’t Be Based on Unrelated Transaction Prices: Delhi HC

January 20, 2026 114 Views 0 comment Print

The Court upheld deletion of a major addition, holding that valuation under Section 56 must follow the prescribed rles and not unrelated transaction prices.

RBI Updates Scheduled Banks Reporting Rules to Fortnight-End Basis

January 20, 2026 321 Views 0 comment Print

The regulator amended banking regulations to shift statutory returns from Friday-based reporting to the last day of the fortnight. The key takeaway is simplified and uniform reporting timelines for scheduled banks.

SEBI Proposes ₹20,000 Crore AUM Threshold for Significant Indices

January 20, 2026 210 Views 0 comment Print

SEBI has proposed defining “significant indices” based on mutual fund AUM exceeding ₹20,000 crore. The draft also sets out how AUM will be calculated and seeks public feedback.

ICEGATE, ECCS & ACES–GST portal Declared Critical Infrastructure Under IT Act

January 19, 2026 765 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether India’s tax and customs platforms require national-security-level protection. The government held that ICEGATE, ECCS, and ACES–GST qualify as Critical Information Infrastructure, mandating stricter cybersecurity and access controls.

ITAT Mumbai Upholds Composite Satisfaction u/s 153C; Sustains Partial 69C Addition in Land Deal

January 19, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal examined whether a single satisfaction note could sustain reassessment proceedings for multiple years under section 153C. It held that a composite satisfaction is valid when based on common seized material spanning several assessment years.

Technical Mistake in Form 10AB Can’t Block U/s 12A Approval: ITAT Kolkata

January 19, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that inadvertent mistakes in filing Form 10AB cannot defeat a trust’s right to exemption. Registration was directed where objects and activities were never disputed.

ITAT Ahmedabad Sustains 69C Additions Based on Seized Diaries with Running Ledger

January 19, 2026 267 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that a continuously maintained ledger found during search constituted reliable evidence. Additions for unexplained expenditure under section 69C were sustained based on corroborated diary entries.

ITAT Delhi Quashed Cash Addition for Invalid WhatsApp Digital Evidence

January 19, 2026 3831 Views 0 comment Print

The issue was whether a WhatsApp image from a third party could justify a cash addition. The Tribunal held the digital evidence inadmissible due to lack of lawful collection and chain of custody, deleting the addition.

Reassessment Quashed as Section 148 Notice Issued by Wrong Authority: ITAT Chandigarh

January 19, 2026 387 Views 0 comment Print

The reassessment was annulled after the notice was found procedurally defective. The Tribunal affirmed that binding High Court precedent required issuance by a faceless AO.

Assessment Collapses Once Section 263 Revision Is Quashed: ITAT Ahmedabad

January 19, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal held that once a Section 263 revision is set aside, the consequential assessment has no legal existence. All proceedings based on such assessment automatically collapse.

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