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Karnataka High Court

Income from leasing of building with other amenities in industrial park is business income

May 26, 2021 1098 Views 0 comment Print

Rao Computers Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (Karnataka High Court) We have to find out in that context what was the intention of the parties in entering into the lease transaction. It is not the number of agreements, which are entered into between the parties which is decisive in determining the nature of transaction. What […]

Provisions of IBC was having overriding effect over other State Acts

May 24, 2021 5640 Views 0 comment Print

Provisions of the IBC was having overriding effect over other laws and the same would prevail in view of Section 238 of the Code. Hence, the proceedings initiated against assessee under Section 7(1) of the Act, 2004 was quashed.

TDS not applicable on payment of lease financial amounts to lease financial companies

April 21, 2021 9630 Views 0 comment Print

Neither Section 194-C nor 194-I of the Act would be applicable to the lease financing of motor vehicles; thus there could have been no disallowance on the ground that there was no tax deduction at source made by the Assessee.

HC quashes order imposing tax on Royalty for ‘Adwords Program’

April 17, 2021 2010 Views 0 comment Print

High Court quashed the order passed by Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) imposing royalty taxation for ‘Adwords program’ as the material on the basis of which the order had been passed by Tribunal was not furnished to the appellant at any point time, the order passed by the Tribunal was certainly violative of principles of natural justice and fair play as the appellant was not afforded an opportunity to rebut fresh evidence especially when such evidence was based on Google study.

HC dismisses Income Tax prosecution launched against D K Shivakumar

April 5, 2021 1929 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Department Vs Sri D K Shivakumar (Karnataka High Court) The gist of the offence under section 276C(1) is the wilfull attempt to evade any tax, penalty or interest chargeable or imposable or under reports of the income. What is made punishable is “attempt to evade tax, penalty or interest” and not the “actual […]

HC grants appellant 30 days to file GST TRAN-1

April 1, 2021 882 Views 0 comment Print

Union of India Vs AT And S India Pvt. Ltd (Karnataka High Court) The facts of the case reveal that respondent No.1 before this Court has challenged the order dated 31.01.2020 issued by the Principal Commissioner of Central GST and Central Excise whereby the request of the petitioner for availing TRAN-1 credit has been rejected […]

In absence of any accrual of income TDS is not deductible

March 24, 2021 4128 Views 0 comment Print

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (P) Ltd. Vs ITO (Karnataka High Court) The Supreme Court in SHOORJI VALLABH DAS supra has held that income tax is a levy on income and the Act takes into account two points of time at which the liability to tax is attracted i.e., accrual of income or its receipt but substance […]

Department appeal before HC with Tax effect less than Rs. 1 crore not maintainable

March 19, 2021 2295 Views 1 comment Print

The Commissioner of Central GST Vs Adhikari Engineering (Karnataka High Court) At the outset, learned counsel appearing for the respondent has argued before this Court that the monetary limit involved is less than Rs.1 crore and in the light of the circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes dated 22.08.2019, the appeal itself […]

HC explains Tax Rate on electricity purchased from Open Access Source

March 15, 2021 2148 Views 0 comment Print

Southern Ferro Ltd. Vs State of Karnataka (Karnataka High Court) In respect of electricity supplied to the consumers by a non-licensee through a licensee, the electricity tax payable is on the units of the electricity supplied. Obviously, the unit of electricity supplied is the indicator of the quantum of electricity consumed and since the electricity […]

Karnataka HC guidelines for search & seizure of Electronic Devices

March 12, 2021 9798 Views 0 comment Print

Virendra Khanna Vs State of Karnataka (Karnataka High Court) In this case Karnataka High COurt answered following Questions- 1. Can a direction be issued to an accused to furnish the password, passcode or Biometrics in order to open the smartphone and/or email account? 2. Can a Court issue a suo moto order to the accused […]

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