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Patna High Court

Reopening of Assessment merely based on department advisory is invalid

August 6, 2019 2070 Views 0 comment Print

In view of the clear fact situation available on the record where such reopening is simply founded on the advisory dated 10.03.2016 issued by the department and where the reasons so present for the formation of belief is not resting on any tangible material, in possession of the Assessing officer as confirmed from the discussions above, in our opinion, the entire exercise is illegal and de hors the provisions of Section 147/148 of ‘the Act’.

HC dismisses Income Tax Prosecution as tax, interest & penalty was already been paid

August 5, 2019 888 Views 0 comment Print

From the perusal of the complaint, it appears that with respect to the Assessment Year 1994-95 (Financial Year 1993-94), lesser tax liability was shown by the petitioners and, therefore, a prosecution has been launched against them by the Income Tax Department.

Service Tax Refund would amounts to Unjust Enrichment if paid after collecting from customer

July 2, 2019 1602 Views 0 comment Print

Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority Vs Commissioner of Central Excise (Patna High Court) The fact remains that the service tax for the period in question was deposited by the petitioner but after realizing it from its customers. This fact is not disputed. It is also not in dispute that no refund application was filed by […]

Interest not payable under GST if ITC availed but not utilized

June 27, 2019 71979 Views 7 comments Print

Hon’ble Patna High Court held that ITC availed but not utilized for tax payment doesn’t invite penal consequences of Section 73 of CGST Act, 2017 and interest cannot be recovered on mere availment of ITC which was not utilized

Tax reference can be filed in Hindi accompanied with authentic English version

April 30, 2019 1746 Views 0 comment Print

A petition under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India or a tax reference can be filed in Hindi but it will have to be accompanied by an English version as well which shall be the authentic version of the petition for all legal purposes so long as the Notification dated 9th of May 1972 stands. 

Tax Evasion Cannot Be Presumed If Goods In Transit were Not Marketable

June 28, 2018 1260 Views 0 comment Print

Dept. t explanation for cancellation of e-suvidha declaration. Appellant replied that the goods being transported were Auto three wheelers fitted with BS III Engines and because sale thereof were prohibited by the judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court and the goods which were being transported stood reduced to scrap and were not marketable, those were to be returned to be consigner. T

Plea seeking refund of TDS not maintainable during the pendency of scrutiny assessment

March 20, 2018 645 Views 0 comment Print

Seeking refund of TDS already paid by the petitioner to the Department running to the tune of Rs. 54,04,14,180/- and contending that refund for the year 2016-17 is not being granted this writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking refund of the TDS deposited.

Section 115JB benefit cannot be denied to a corporation for mistake of official in Return

February 9, 2018 753 Views 0 comment Print

The statutory benefit accruing to the Corporation by virtue of Section 115JB cannot be denied and in doing so, the learned Tribunal has not committed any error and we find no substantial question of law, warranting reconsideration.

Proceedings under Bihar VAT & IPC are Independent to each other: HC

December 13, 2017 2040 Views 0 comment Print

The Patna High Court, in a recent ruling, held that the prosecution in criminal law and proceedings arising under the Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005 are undoubtedly independent proceedings and, there is no impediment in law for the criminal proceedings to proceed even during the pendency of the proceedings under the Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005.

Retention of seized cash to be utilised towards tax dues already determined

May 18, 2017 993 Views 0 comment Print

Facts on record go to show that on 21-3-2014 when the petitioners were carrying a sum of Rs. 30 lakhs in New Delhi purportedly having received it as certain sale proceeds, the author­ities of the Income Tax Department at New Delhi seized the amount and thereafter when the amount was not released and no action was taken for a period of about two years, this writ petition has been filed.

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