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No revision on mere suspicion of likely escapement of income

January 8, 2021 882 Views 0 comment Print

Mere suspicion of likely escapement of income was not a ground for revision by invoking powers u/s 263 of the Act. Such an order was bad in law.

Limitation period for commencement of arbitration runs from the date cause of action would have accrued

January 8, 2021 5649 Views 0 comment Print

ust as in the case of civil actions the claim was not to be brought after the expiration of a specified number of years from the date on which the cause of action accrued, so in the case of arbitrations, the claim was not to be put forward after the expiration of the specified number of years from the date when the claim accrued. The period of limitation for making claims by BBMP by way of a suit or arbitration was six years from the date when the cause of action arose.

No Section 194H TDS on discount on Sale of set top box & recharge coupons

January 7, 2021 3198 Views 0 comment Print

TDS under section 194H was not required to be deducted on discount allowed to distributors on sale of Set Top Box and hardware, recharge coupons vouchers because transaction between assessee company and distributor was on principal-to-principal basis and all the risk, loss, damages were transferred to distributor on delivery and it was a sale but not service to come within the ambit of definition of commission as defined under section 194H.

SC: HC can entertain writ against Sec 16(2) Order of Arbitrator only in exceptional cases

January 6, 2021 6945 Views 0 comment Print

Writ petition under Article 226/227 against an order under Sec 16(2) of an Arbitrator can be entertained only in exceptional cases, therefore, the High Court should not have used its inherent power to interject the arbitral process at this stage.

GST: Power to attach Bank Account cannot be used in absence of statutory precondition

January 6, 2021 4647 Views 0 comment Print

Power to attach the bank account must therefore be exercised only in strict compliance with the statutory power, and could not be extended to cover situations which were not expressly contemplated by the section. Absent the statutory precondition for exercise of the power of attachment, any order under Section 83 was wholly illegal and unsustainable. 

Setting off of unabsorbed depreciation against income after lapse of 8 years allowable

January 6, 2021 2379 Views 0 comment Print

Unabsorbed depreciation pertaining to the assessment year 1997-98 to 2001-02 can be carry forward and adjusted after the lapse of eight assessment years in view of the section 32(2) as amended by the Finance Act, 2001. 

Sale of items by claiming miraculous or supernatural powers via advertisement on TV channels was illegal

January 5, 2021 1410 Views 0 comment Print

Advertisements on TV channels which were propagating that there were special, miraculous and supernatural properties/qualities in Hanuman Chalisa Yantra were illegal  and such propagation, advertisement falls under Section 3 of the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013.

Acceptance of contract with variation or a condition is not a concluded contract

January 5, 2021 3801 Views 0 comment Print

When the acceptor puts in a new condition while accepting the contract already signed by proposer, the contract was not complete until the proposer accepted that condition. Thus, earnest deposit of assessee was liable to be refunded on concluded contract and there could be no question of any breach on the part of assessee or of damages or any risk purchase at the cost of assessee. 

No service tax on consignment agency services under clearing & forwarding agent service

January 5, 2021 2553 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Tinplate Company of India Limited Vs Commissioner of Central Excise & Service Tax (CESTAT Kolkata) Conclusion: Assessee adid not receive any amount from TSL as and by way of consignment agent or towards providing any consignment agency service under the consignment agency agreement and also, assessee had cleared the converted goods on payment of […]

No service tax applicable on sizing operation activity of coal

January 5, 2021 1950 Views 0 comment Print

No service tax was applicable on sizing operation activity as sizing of coal was an incidental and ancillary process to make coal marketable and thus complete ‘manufacture’ of coal and to make it into ‘excisable goods’ as per Section 2(d) of the Central Excise Act.

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