Delhi ITAT ruled that a Rs. 3.74 Cr tax addition on suppressed profit was illegal. Extrapolating income beyond the search date without evidence is impermissible.
Pune ITAT set aside a CIT(E) order, ruling that a wrong clause in Form 10AB isn’t fatal. Directs CIT(E) to allow rectification & reconsider 12AB registration/80G approval.
Pune ITAT set aside a CIT(E) revision against PYC Gymkhana, ruling the AO’s view was plausible since business receipts were below the 20% limit in Section 2(15) Proviso (ii).
Delhi ITAT ruled that Pratt & Whitney’s overseas aircraft engine repair is not Fees for Technical Services (FTS) as it fails the DTAA’s “make-available” test. The ₹242 Cr demand was deleted.
Pune ITAT set aside a PCIT’s Section 263 revisionary order against Ravindra Chavan, ruling the “Hear the Other Side” rule was breached by relying on un-confronted material.
Karnataka HC quashed a faceless ex-parte tax assessment and penalties, ruling that statutory notice sent to an inactive email ID invalidates the entire assessment process.
SC quashed a Chhattisgarh tender clause requiring ₹6 Cr local supply experience, deeming it arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g), upholding fair competition.
SC expunges Kerala HC’s surprise directions for fee refixation and vigilance inquiry, affirming that a litigant cannot be placed in a worse position in their own writ petition.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that when reassessment is based solely on material seized from a third-party search, the Income Tax Department must follow the specific procedure under Section 153C of the IT Act, not the general Section 147.
Karnataka HC upheld the deletion of a ₹7 Cr addition under Section 68, ruling that ITAT’s findings on the creditworthiness and genuineness of share purchasers were factual and not perverse.
