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GST not leviable on rent received on leasing residential premises to students, staff and teachers

March 16, 2026 513 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that the rent received by leasing out residential premises for the purpose of students, staff and teachers would not be exigible / amenable to GST. Accordingly, order is set aside and present petition is allowed.

Only profit element embedded to unaccounted purchases can be taxed: ITAT Chennai

March 14, 2026 927 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that where unaccounted purchases are found and the corresponding sales are not doubted, only the profit element embedded in such purchases can be brought to tax, and not the entire purchase value. Accordingly, addition towards unaccounted purchases duly restricted.

Gift of property to wife not colourable device to taint claim of exemption u/s. 54F

March 14, 2026 852 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that gift of a property to wife specially when she is a co-sharer in the property cannot be considered to be a colourable device and camouflage transaction to taint claim of Section 54F of the Income Tax Act. Accordingly, deduction u/s. 54F erroneously disallowed.

Acquittal in parricide case upheld due to lapses in investigation

March 14, 2026 312 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that acquittal in a parricide case upheld due to lapses in investigation. It was held that overzealous investigation is as fatal to prosecution as are the lethargic and the tardy. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

Re-determination of assessable value without sufficient evidence of undervaluation cannot be sustained

March 14, 2026 405 Views 0 comment Print

CESTAT Mumbai held that re-determination of assessable value of imported power bank without adequate evidence of undervaluation is not justifiable. Accordingly, order is set aside to that extent it had confirmed the adjudged demands on the basis of revised/enhanced valuation of goods.

Society cannot be treated as Multi-State Cooperative Societies without multiple state objects in bye-laws

March 14, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that in the absence of multiple State objects in the bye-laws of the Societies, the same cannot be treated as Multi-State Cooperative Societies, as statutory pre-conditions for invoking Section 103 of Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 are absent.

Seniority of direct recruit will commence from date of initial appointment

March 13, 2026 1722 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that seniority of direct recruit is to be counted from the date of their initial appointment and not from the date when they were put on probation. Accordingly, present appeals are allowed and order of High Court set aside.

Broad functionality insufficient while selecting transactions/entities for transfer pricing comparables

March 13, 2026 333 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that while selecting the comparables transactions or entities, in case of international transactions, the basis should be one of similarity with the control transactions/entities and mere broad similarity is not sufficient.

Public Servant Can Be Convicted Under Prevention of Corruption Act Even If Co-Accused Is Acquitted of Conspiracy: SC

March 13, 2026 402 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that public servant can be duly convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 on the basis of evidence inspite of the fact that co-accused is acquitted of conspiracy charges.

No statutory mandate for valuation report for reduction of share capital: SC

March 12, 2026 1287 Views 0 comment Print

Supreme Court held that section 66 of the Companies Act, 2013 doesn’t require mandatory obtaining or circulating of formal valuation report from an approved/registered valuer for reduction of share capital.

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