The Tribunal ruled that additions for alleged cash payments cannot survive when based solely on third-party statements and unverified electronic data. Absence of corroboration and denial of cross-examination violated principles of natural justice.
The Tribunal ruled that interest on fixed deposits is not taxable when earned by a State instrumentality. Since it was assessed as “income from other sources,” the trade-or-business exception under Article 289(2) did not apply.
Kolkata ITAT held that mere suspicion or self-made vouchers cannot justify ad-hoc disallowance of business expenses. Without evidence that expenditure was illegal or prohibited, Section 37 disallowance cannot survive.
Mumbai ITAT ruled that expenses covered by a binding APA cannot be revisited under section 37 on a “need or benefit” test. Reopening settled transfer pricing issues would defeat the statutory purpose of APA.
ITAT Mumbai held that section 70 of the Income Tax Act allows first setting off the short term capital loss against the non STT gains taxable at thirty percent, and then applying the balance against the STT gains taxable at fifteen percent. Accordingly, appeal stands allowed.
The Tribunal held that it was unclear whether the ₹20 lakh receipt was a loan or a property advance and remanded the matter for fresh examination. The ruling underscores that section 68 additions depend on establishing the true character of the receipt through contemporaneous evidence.
The ITAT ruled that long-term capital gains cannot be treated as bogus solely on suspicion when transactions are supported by proper banking, demat, and broker records.
ITAT Mumbai (E Bench) in Estate of Vandravan P. Shah vs ACIT (ITA Nos. 5401, 5402 & 5403/Mum/2024; AYs 2011-12, 2012-13 & 2017-18; order dated 23.12.2025) has partly rejected the assessee’s jurisdictional challenge and upheld the validity of reassessment proceedings initiated and completed in the name of the deceased through legal representative u/s 159, while also sustaining the disallowance of deduction u/s 35AC on alleged bogus donation to Navjeevan Charitable Trust.
ITAT deleted additions as alleged cash jewellery purchases were based solely on third-party material without granting cross-examination or furnishing full evidence.
Once the Bombay High Court has quashed the reassessment notice u/s 148 and all consequential proceedings, the Revenue’s challenge to deletion of deduction u/s 80IB(10) becomes purely academic.
