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Goods cannot be treated as Smuggled for mere non-maintenance of books

October 16, 2018 4821 Views 0 comment Print

UOI Vs Imtiaz Iqbal Pothiwala (Bombay High Court) We are of the view that in the absence of evidence in the form of regular Books of Account, Registration under the Income Tax and Sales Tax, etc., cannot ispo­facto lead to the conclusion that the seized gold bars, are smuggled gold bars. These may lead to proceedings for […]

Disallowance of Service Tax U/s. 43B when payment not received from customer

October 7, 2018 7830 Views 0 comment Print

Service tax due not disallowed under section 43 if payment not received from the customer

Error in filing Form TRAN­1- Govt should allow rectification: HC

October 5, 2018 1365 Views 0 comment Print

O/E/N India Ltd. & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Bombay High Court) 1. This Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks a direction to the Respondent No. 3 to allow the Petitioners to resubmit his Form TRAN­1 either electronically or physically, containing the correct figure of Cenvat credit available to the Petitioners under the Central Goods and Services […]

Assessment cannot be reopened (within 4 years) for oversight of a statutory provision by AO

October 5, 2018 2616 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs Inarco Limited (Bombay High Court) The grievance of the Revenue before us is that the Assessing Officer omitted to consider Section 50C of the Act while passing the order dated 26.12.2007 under Section 143(3) of the Act. Thus, it is submitted that the re­opening notice dated 11.3.2010 is valid in law. In this […]

STT Rate on derivative contract settled by physical delivery of shares

October 4, 2018 1302 Views 0 comment Print

Association of National Exchanges Members of India Vs SEBI (Bombay High Court) CBDT has clarified that where a derivative contract is being settled by physical delivery of shares, the transaction would not be any different from transaction in equity share where the contract is settled by actual delivery or transfer of shares. It further states […]

Consistent loss of cases by revenue in Higher Courts could be termed as a deliberate

October 2, 2018 825 Views 0 comment Print

PCIT Vs International Biotech Park Ltd (Bombay High Court) Revenue has been selective in its approach. It picks either the assessee or the assessment years pertaining to that assessee for challenging the orders in relation to them, before the higher forums. This results in revenue leakage or perpetuation of wrongs affecting adversely the collection of revenue. The public at large […]

Mere use of any forged or counterfeit currency/bank notes is not an offence

October 1, 2018 8487 Views 0 comment Print

Sanskriti Jayantilal Salia Vs. State of Maharashtra (Bombay High Court) When mens rea is conspicuously absent, mere use of any forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes cannot attract the provisions of Section 489(B). The essential ingredient of the said offence being that the person, who receives the notes has reason to believe that […]

Gain from sale of shares with Short holding- Business Gain or Capital Gain

September 30, 2018 1158 Views 0 comment Print

Ramilaben D. Jain Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) Details of the sales and purchase in shares during the year resulted in the conclusion of the Tribunal that total 73 transactions were disclosed. Only one transaction is shown in long term capital gain category. The other transactions are sales and purchase of shares during the year itself. […]

Bombay High Court passes strictures against Income Tax Department

September 30, 2018 2142 Views 0 comment Print

We have found that the Revenue’s advocates are often handicapped for neither the records are produced nor are officers competent to give instructions to these advocates for the Revenue present in the Court. It is time to remind the Revenue that arguing legal matters or proceedings before the highest court in the State should not be taken casually and lightly.

Reassessment for non-disclosure of bank a/c which was disclosed during Original Assessment is Invalid

September 26, 2018 870 Views 0 comment Print

Akshar Developers Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court) It is alleged in the reasons that the petitioner had failed to disclose the aforesaid bank account during the assessment proceedings. The petitioner had filed its objections by letter dated 23rd May, 2017 to the reasons inter-alia pointing out that during the course of assessment proceeding, the petitioner […]

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