This Income Tax appeal addressed whether a 5% infrastructure fee should be deducted based on gross bills or actual cash receipts. The Bombay High Court upheld the lower authorities decision, emphasizing that the expenditures deduction must strictly follow the contractual clause, which explicitly linked the 5% payment to total receipts, thereby restricting the allowable deduction.
Bombay High Court admits challenge to Section 16(2)(c) of CGST Act on supplier tax default, granting conditional stay amid conflicting High Court rulings on ITC validity.
The Bombay High Court set aside an order denying Vesava Koli Samaj Shikshan Sanstha’s request to condone a 181-day delay in filing Form 10B for AY 2019-20, citing genuine cause.
Bombay High Court held that denial of exemption under section 11 of the Income Tax Act for delay of mere 29 days in filing of Form No. 10B is not justifiable since denial of exemption is likely to cause genuine hardship to the Charitable Trust.
Re-testing of seized goods under Public Notice No.97/2017 was a facilitative right and could not be denied except on exceptional grounds duly recorded. Customs’ objection based on limitation and remnant sample requirement was also rejected and fresh sampling and re-testing was directed, with provisional release of goods permitted.
The Bombay High Court in the case of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited v. Union of India ruled that mandatory pre-deposits for GST appeals can be fulfilled using the Electronic Credit Ledger, overturning an appellate authority’s decision that required cash payment.
Bombay HC set aside high-value SCNs issued without prior consultation. Upholding binding CBIC Circulars, Court ruled that pre-consultation is mandatory for tax demands exceeding ₹50 lakhs, citing SC precedents.
Where the Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) accepted international transactions at arm’s length without proposing any variation under Section 92CA(3), assessee did not qualify as an “eligible assessee” under Section 144C(15)(b).
Bombay High Court held that Section 62 of the Bombay Sales Tax Act empowers the Tribunal to rectify glaring error. Thus, earlier order which ignored binding precedents can be rectified. Writ disposed of accordingly.
Bombay High Court held that having regard to the provisions of Section 55(6) of the Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959, the Tribunal, acting as an Appellate Authority, certainly had powers to modify the order of part payment passed in First Appeal while hearing the Second Appeal.
