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Proviso to Section 167(1)(a) mandating Vacation of Directorship is valid: HC

December 2, 2019 12033 Views 0 comment Print

G. Vasudevan Vs Union of India (Madras High Court) Section 167 of the Companies Act as stated earlier gives instances where the office of a Director shall become vacant. Section 167(1)(a) states that if a Director incurs any disqualification specified in Section 164, then he vacates his seat as a The proviso which is under […]

Reassessment proceedings on basis of change of opinion was invalid

November 29, 2019 3684 Views 0 comment Print

Reassessment could not be reopened on basis of change of opinion in case the matter of dis allowance had already been considered during the original assessment proceedings because the authority could not take advantage of their own wrong if they failed to perform their statutory duty.

Section 54 deduction cannot be denied for mere non-deposit in capital gain account

November 26, 2019 5076 Views 0 comment Print

Venkata Dilip Kumar,Kartha-HUF Vs CIT (Madras High Court) No doubt, Section 54 (2) contemplates that if the amount of the capital gain is not appropriated by the assessee towards purchase of new assets within one year before the date on which the transfer of original asset took place or which is not utilised by him […]

HC on Continuation of proceedings against dead person in name of legal representative

November 25, 2019 3027 Views 0 comment Print

Assessments made in the name of dead person cannot be held to be non-est merely because the procedural requirements of taking on record the legal representative are not complied with. The Assessing Authority is not expected to have knowledge of the fact of the death of Assessee when he passed the orders and therefore, there is an obligation on the legal representative to bring such fact to the notice of the Assessing Authority.

Entertainment Tax levied by municipality is constitutionally valid under GST regime

November 20, 2019 6678 Views 1 comment Print

Balaji Theatre Vs Chief Secretary (Madras High Court) It is not in dispute that the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973, is an enactment, which is still in force and thus, the authorities competent under the above enactment are bound and entitled to act in accordance with the relevant provisions made thereunder. Section 118(1)(b)(ii) of the Puducherry […]

Mere admitted liability not enough to invoke Section 79 provision of CGST Act

November 20, 2019 7968 Views 0 comment Print

GST – Section 79- whether mere admitted liability is enough for invoking the provision under Section 79 of CGST Act – validity of recovery proceedings in the absence of assessment – term amount payable by a person – initiation of proceeding for provisional attachment –

Imprisonment of less than one year only for Special assigned reasons | Section 135 | Customs Act 1962

November 18, 2019 1812 Views 0 comment Print

Assistant Commissioner of Custom Vs Navaskhan (Madras High Court) The present criminal revision petition is filed against the order of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Trichy in C.C.No. 167 of 2018 dated 18.07.2018 sentencing the respondent to convict him imprisonment till the rising of Court and imposed a fine of Rs.15000, in default of payment, […]

No denial of drawback claim though processing was carried out at 100% EOU

November 15, 2019 3075 Views 0 comment Print

Claim of drawback of excise and customs duties paid on the raw materials used in manufacturing could not be denied merely because some processes in the chain of manufacturing had been conducted in the premise of EOU/unit of EPZ, if the assessee was otherwise entitled to the benefit.

Circulars cannot alter or prevail over statutory provision

November 9, 2019 14781 Views 0 comment Print

M/s. Precot Meridian Limited Vs Commissioner of Customs (Madras High Court) It is held that circulars cannot prevail over the statute. Circulars are issued only to clarify the statutory provision and it cannot alter or prevail over the statutory provision. In that circumstance, it is clear that the explanation of provisions of drawback has nothing […]

No Service Tax liability on Notice Pay

November 7, 2019 6483 Views 0 comment Print

The query raised relates to a contra situation, one, where amounts have been received by an employee from the employer by reason of premature termination of contract of employment, and the taxability thereof. The Board has answered in the negative, pointing out that such amounts would not be related to the rendition of service.

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