The Court held that Members of Parliament and other constitutional authorities are entitled to the honorific “Hon’ble” under established protocol. It clarified that personal familiarity or grievances cannot justify omission of the recognized honorific.
The Bombay High Court ruled that GST authorities cannot create a negative balance in the Electronic Credit Ledger while blocking ITC under Rule 86A.
The Delhi High Court held that CBDT Circular dated 18.11.2024 clearly prescribed a maximum period of three years from the end of the relevant assessment year for seeking condonation of delay. Since the application for AY 2020-21 was filed after 31.03.2024, the Court upheld its rejection as time-barred.
The Gujarat High Court upheld the ITAT order restricting disallowance on alleged bogus purchases to 6% instead of 100%. The Court held that only the income component embedded in disputed transactions could be taxed.
Gujarat High Court held that reassessment proceedings could not continue where Revenue failed to establish any independent material connecting assessee to alleged cash transactions. Section 148 notice based solely on a broker’s seized register was quashed.
The Karnataka High Court Full Bench ruled that reassessment under Section 147 cannot be initiated merely because the Assessing Officer changes his opinion on the same material. The Court reaffirmed that reassessment requires tangible material showing escapement of income.
The Calcutta High Court held that deduction and deposit of TDS constituted acknowledgment of a loan transaction and jural relationship. The Court granted interim protection after finding the respondent’s denial of liability inconsistent with its stand before Income Tax authorities.
The Gujarat High Court held that only the income component embedded in alleged bogus purchases could be taxed instead of the entire purchase amount. The Court upheld the ITAT order restricting disallowance to 6% of disputed purchases linked to accommodation entries.
The Telangana High Court granted pre-arrest bail in a ₹97.25 crore GST ITC case after observing that the allegations were primarily documentary in nature. The Court held that custodial interrogation was not shown to be necessary.
The Calcutta High Court condoned a 430-day delay after holding that the death of the assessee’s authorized representative constituted sufficient cause in the faceless tax regime. The Court set aside the ITAT’s dismissal order and restored the appeal for adjudication on merits.
