ITAT Hyderabad held that revenue cannot deny the TDS credit to the deductee for non-payment of TDS by the deductor. Revenue has to proceed against the deductor by holding him as an assessee-in-default.
CESTAT Chandigarh held that area-based exemption vide notification No. 50/2003 dated 10.06.2003 is available as per substitution in the said notification vide notification no. 34/2005 dated 30.09.2005.
ITAT Bangalore held that reopening beyond the period of 4 years of completion of assessment u/s 143(3) without allegation regarding non-disclosure of full and true material facts is bad-in-law.
Punjab & Haryana High Court held that amount deposited during the search cannot be retained by the department as this deposit cannot be taken to be voluntary as no proceedings u/s 74(1) of the CGST Act has been initiated.
ITAT Mumbai held that initiation of revisional proceedings u/s 263 of the Income Tax Act unsustainable as AO has carried out enquiry on the issues, however, has failed to discuss the same in the Assessment Order.
ITAT Delhi held that payment received in the nature of Business Profit cannot be brought to tax in India in absence of Permanent Establishment in India.
CESTAT Chennai held that amount received in the form of penalty amount, forfeiture of earnest money deposit and liquidated damages is not leviable to service tax.
ITAT Mumbai held that addition under section 68 of the Income Tax Act untenable as AO failed to conduct any investigation or enquiry in respect of information submitted by the assessee. AO also failed to conduct independent investigation and simply relied on third party statements and facts.
ITAT Delhi held that if the appeal is adjudicated on merits, then, refusing to condone the delay in filing of an appeal is an error. Action of refusing to condone the delay, but, to dispose off the appeal on merit is untenable in law.
Bombay High Court held that rejection of refund application without granting an opportunity of hearing is contrary to the proviso to Rule 92(3) of the CGST Act and hence rejection order is liable to be set aside.
