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Husbands Income Not Sole Criterion to award Maintenance amount

May 28, 2017 6246 Views 0 comment Print

The Delhi High Court, in the case of Deepak Malhotra vs Deepti Malhotra and Ors, has held that the proportion of the husband’s income to be awarded as maintenance pendente lite to the wife is dependent on the surrounding circumstances and cannot be determined by a strict mathematical formula.

In absence of incriminating material found during search concluded assessments cannot be reopened U/s. 153A

May 28, 2017 2316 Views 0 comment Print

A perusal of the common order of the ITAT shows that it first dealt with one common ground raised by the Assessee in all its appeals which concerned the jurisdictional issue of the validity of the invocation of Section 153A of the Act by the Revenue. It was contended that for the AYs 2000- 01 […]

Section 153C proceedings not valid if initiated on the basis of document not belonging to Assessee

May 28, 2017 2193 Views 0 comment Print

There is, therefore, nothing to contradict the categorical finding of the ITAT that the document which formed the main basis for initiation of the proceedings under Section 153C of the Act does not belong to the Assessee. One of the principal conditions for attracting Section 153C of the Act is, therefore, not fulfilled in the present case.

Reopening based on reappraisal of existing material is invalid

May 28, 2017 1533 Views 0 comment Print

The AO examined the nature of the transactions involving the Assessee and the payments received therefor. The reopening was not based on any fresh material. By revisiting the same materials the successor AO now concluded that the payments received by the Assessee pursuant to the O&M Agreements should be treated as FTS.

Income Tax Search without credible information is invalid

May 28, 2017 1728 Views 0 comment Print

The law in relation to searches under Section 132 of the Act has been explained in a large number of decisions of the Supreme Court and the High Courts. The jurisdictional facts that have to be established before a search under Section 132 (1) of the Act can be authorized are that (i) the authority issuing the authorization is in possession of some credible information, other than surmises and conjectures (ii) that the authority has reason to believe that the conditions stipulated in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of Section 132 (1) qua the person searched exist; and (iii) the said information has nexus to such belief.

Reassessment notice not becomes invalid for delay by Postal Authority

May 28, 2017 2175 Views 0 comment Print

They have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment. Facts may be noted from Special Civil Application No. 2548 of 2016.

Rejection of Books of Accounts is Pre-Requisite As Per Section 145(3) For Making an Assessment Under Section 144

May 26, 2017 3825 Views 0 comment Print

Under section 145 of the Act, rejection of books of accounts is pre-requisite, where books of accounts have been maintained by the assessee, for making additions by the AO on account of estimation of profit.

Addition justified for Voluntarily admitted tax liability retracted after 2 years

May 24, 2017 1263 Views 0 comment Print

The Court is not satisfied that the retraction made by the Assessee two years after the declaration was bonafide. There was no satisfactory explanation for not including the said amount in the return of income filed by the Assessee on 26th September, 2009.

DRI has no locus standi to file writ petition under Article(s) 226/227 of Constitution of India

May 23, 2017 2346 Views 0 comment Print

The division bench of Delhi High Court, in UOI v. Padmini Polymers Ltd & Anr, held that Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has no jurisdiction to file Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the order of the Settlement Commission.

Penalty U/s. 271G cannot be imposed in Absence of specific allegation of non-compliance

May 23, 2017 2517 Views 0 comment Print

CIT Vs M/s. Gillette India Ltd. (Rajasthan High Court) What is clearly discernable from the penalty order is that reference was not made to any particular or specific date by which assessee was required to submit the documents; or whether the same were furnished within 30 days or within the extended period of 30 days […]

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