Punjab and Haryana High Court directed CBDT to issue a circular extending the ITR due date for audit cases to 30th November 2025. The extension follows Section 44AB and Explanation 2(a) to Section 139(1). Taxpayers now have sufficient time between submission of audit reports and filing of returns.
Supreme Court ruled that the Chief Justice’s office falls under the RTI Act, affirming transparency while safeguarding judicial independence and privacy rights.
SC clarified that personal insolvency proceedings under Section 94 IBC do not stay criminal trials for cheque dishonour under Section 138 NI Act.
ITAT Chennai ruled in favor of Lakshmiammal Progressive Educational Trust, deleting an addition of ₹31.6 lakhs after finding the receipts to be voluntary donations, not compulsory capitation fees.
SC held that liquidation of a company does not protect its director or personal guarantor from prosecution under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Criminal liability remains independent of insolvency proceedings.
The Court held that reassessment proceedings under Sections 148A and 148 were void as notices were not validly served and proper approval from PCCIT was not obtained.
Bombay High Court set aside reassessment proceedings for AY 2016–17 as the sanction was granted by an unauthorized officer, holding that approval must come from senior authorities under Section 151(ii).
Bombay High Court held that reassessment for AY 2016–17 was invalid as the sanction was not obtained from the competent authority mandated under Section 151(ii) of the Income-tax Act.
Court held that maintenance charges in a housing society are recurring liabilities, and claims filed within six years remain valid under Section 92 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act.
The Karnataka High Court disposed of the Buckeye Trust petition after the ITAT President assigned the matter to a new bench, following a High Court order that restrained a Judicial Member involved in an allegedly AI-driven decision from hearing the case.
