ITAT Delhi held that assessments under Section 153C were invalid where AO recorded a vague, consolidated satisfaction note without linking seized material to specific assessment years.
ITAT Surat allowed Goverdhan Nathji Pare Bethakji Seva Trust’s appeal, setting aside CIT(E)’s ex parte rejection of its trust registration application. Tribunal condoned a 24-day delay and restored matter to CIT(E) for a fresh order after granting a reasonable opportunity of hearing to assessee.
ITAT ruled that 5% tolerance for difference in stamp duty value and sale consideration applies retrospectively. This allowed assessee’s appeal against an addition under Section 56(2)(x).
ITAT Ahmedabad ruled that once sales have been recorded and taxed, they cannot again be treated as unexplained income under Section 69A, deleting addition made on alleged accommodation entries.
Tribunal restored issue of validity of reassessment under Section 148 for AY 2015-16 to CIT(A) for fresh adjudication, noting that assessee raised legal ground for first time before ITAT.
The ITAT Delhi allowed the appeal of Sunita Salhotra, quashing the Section 148 notice for AY 2015-16 as barred by the statutory limitation period that expired on March 31, 2022. The Tribunal relied on the Revenue’s concession in the Supreme Court’s Rajiv Bansal case regarding notices issued for this AY on or after April 1, 2021.
ITAT Bangalore ruled that a co-operative society can claim deduction under Section 57 for costs incurred in earning interest income from banks. Matter was sent back to AO for verification of claim.
Dismissing Revenue’s appeal, the Tribunal held that the assessee’s ₹1.9 crore FDR was a renewal of an earlier deposit used as bank guarantee security and not a new unexplained investment under Section 69.
ITAT Chandigarh allows the appeal of Ram Gopal Temple Trust against the CIT(E)’s rejection of its Section 12A registration application, holding that a statute-notified religious institution is not required to furnish a trust deed.
ITAT ruled that Thane Zilla Vidyasevak Sahakari Patpedhi Ltd. is eligible for deduction u/s 80P(2)(d) on Rs. 94.12 lakh interest income earned from deposits in a co-operative bank. Tribunal affirmed that a co-operative bank is classified as a co-operative society for this deduction.
