The Court quashed assessment and appellate orders for denying exemption on technical grounds. It emphasised that appellate proceedings are a continuation of assessment and must rectify errors.
The Tribunal held that scholarship granted in Indian Rupees to an Indian student for study abroad is not expenditure outside India and restored the 12AB registration application.
The Tribunal held that notice under Section 143(2) issued by an ITO without jurisdiction under CBDT Instruction No. 1/2011 was invalid. The assessment was declared void ab initio, making the Revenue’s appeal infructuous.
The Court refused pre-arrest bail after noting admissions and central involvement in alleged GST evasion of over ₹20 crore. It held that economic offences require strict scrutiny and custodial interrogation may be necessary.
Holding that the GST Act prescribes separate assessment and limitation for each year, the Court quashed a notice combining multiple tax periods. Authorities were granted liberty to issue fresh notices in compliance with the Act.
The Court ordered adjudication of GST show cause notice on royalty but directed that no recovery be made and implementation be kept in abeyance pending the Supreme Court’s decision.
The Tribunal ruled that exercising an option to convert warrants into shares does not amount to transfer under Section 2(47). Since no consideration was received and shares were not sold, no capital gain arose.
The Tribunal found that denial of foreign tax credit during return processing was improper where Form 67 and the return were filed together. The Assessing Officer was directed to verify and allow credit.
The Tribunal held that the reassessment notice was time-barred under the Supreme Court ruling on surviving period. Notices issued beyond the permissible limit were declared invalid.
Tribunal upheld deletion of unsecured loan addition after finding identity, creditworthiness, and genuineness established through PAN, ITRs, bank statements, and TDS records.
