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SC Allows Deduction of Excise Duty Paid in Advance in PLA

December 23, 2017 2793 Views 1 comment Print

CIT Vs M/s Modipon Ltd. (Supreme Court) Purpose of introduction of Section 43B of the Central Excise Act was to plug a loophole in the statute which permitted deductions on an accrual basis without the requisite obligation to deposit the tax with the State. Resultantly, on the basis of mere book entries an assessee was […]

HC cannot dismiss an appeal without going in merits of the same, which was dismissed by ITAT for non-removal of defects

December 20, 2017 1071 Views 0 comment Print

We are of the considered opinion that this was not a correct approach of the High Court for the simple reason that merely because one authority has followed its own decision in another case and that matter in appeal has been dismissed on technical grounds still the High Court has to decide the question on merits.

Disciplinary Proceedings cannot be initiated against lawyer for Acts Unrelated to Professional Conduct :SC

December 20, 2017 3957 Views 0 comment Print

Respondent No.1 herein (the complainant) had lodged a complaint with the Bar Council of Chhattisgarh (hereinafter referred to as the ‘State Bar Council’) on 19.12.2003 against the appellant, who is an Advocate by profession,

Hotels / restaurants can Sale mineral water above MRP: SC

December 18, 2017 4566 Views 0 comment Print

Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India (Supreme Court of India); Hon’ble SC held that that neither the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 read with the enactment of 1985, or the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, would apply so as to interdict the sale of mineral water in hotels and restaurants at prices […]

SC extends deadline to Link Aadhaar for all schemes / Services except with PAN to 31.03.2018

December 16, 2017 14280 Views 0 comment Print

1. SC accepted the submission of Government which has stated that (i) The Union government has extended the deadline for Aadhaar linkage with all schemes of its Ministries/Departments until 31 March 2018; (ii) As far as Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts is concerned, for existing bank accounts, the last date for the completion of the process may be extended to 31 March 2018;

Tax planning opportunity by SC?

December 15, 2017 1872 Views 0 comment Print

The decision relates to deductibility of excise duty u/s 43B of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 43-B requires cumulative existence of following; The deduction claimed by the Assessee must be otherwise allowable under the other provisions of the Act.

SSI benefit cannot be availed by an undertakings which do not continue as SSI: SC

December 15, 2017 1629 Views 0 comment Print

Incentive meant for small scale industrial undertakings cannot be availed by industrial undertakings which do not continue as small scale industrial undertakings during the relevant period, the bench held.

Advance payment of Duty in PLA account eligible for deduction: SC

December 15, 2017 2139 Views 0 comment Print

Advance deposit of central excise duty constitutes actual payment of duty within the meaning of Section 43B of the Central Excise Act and, therefore, the assessee is entitled to the benefit of deduction of the said amount.

Advocate Fees based on a share in subject matter is professional misconduct & cannot be the basis of a Complaint U/s. 138 of NI Act: SC

December 13, 2017 8034 Views 0 comment Print

Mere issuance of cheque by the client may not debar him from contesting the liability. If liability is disputed, the advocate has to independently prove the contract. Claim based on percentage of subject matter in litigation cannot be the basis of a complaint under Section 138 of the Act.

SC fines Litigant for filing Incomprehensible English Translation of Judgment

December 3, 2017 1059 Views 0 comment Print

The reason for imposing costs on the petitioner is that on perusal of the translation filed by the petitioner, we find that the impugned judgment does not make out any head and tail. It is difficult to read much less to understand as to what the judgment contains.

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