The Tribunal examined disallowance of commission paid to cooperative milk unions and held that the payments were actually mandatory royalty fixed by government instructions. Since the assessee had no discretion and the recipients disclosed income, the addition was deleted.
The ITAT ruled that absence of recorded satisfaction in the assessment order bars initiation of penalty under Section 271E. Supervisory revision cannot substitute the Assessing Officer’s statutory discretion.
The Tribunal held that revision under Section 263 cannot be triggered merely on the Assessing Officers recommendation. Independent examination and satisfaction of the Commissioner is a mandatory legal requirement.
The Court examined whether payments for live sports telecast amount to royalty. It ruled that without recording or re-telecast rights, live feed payments lack enduring benefit and are not taxable as royalty.
The Tribunal ruled that reassessment cannot survive when the final addition departs from the original Section 148A notice. Consistency of information throughout the reopening process is mandatory.
The Tribunal ruled that denying Section 80P deduction is unjustified when the underlying interest income itself does not exist. Notional income cannot defeat statutory deductions.
The Tribunal ruled that exemption for charitable trusts cannot be denied merely due to belated filing of Form 10B. It reaffirmed that the requirement is directory, not mandatory, when the audit report is eventually furnished.
This ruling clarifies that repayment of loan with interest, coupled with documentary proof, negates allegations of unexplained cash credit. Mere suspicion without defects in evidence cannot sustain an addition.
Relying on Supreme Court precedent, the Tribunal held that the IBC has overriding effect over the Income-tax Act. The decision confirms that tax appeals cannot survive once insolvency proceedings are approved.
The ruling clarifies that investigation of corruption offences is not reserved exclusively for the CBI. State police agencies may proceed under the PC Act if statutory rank requirements are met.
