CESTAT Chennai held that classification of Amprolium HCL under Customs Tariff Heading [CTH] 2933 9900 upheld. Accordingly, duty and interest as ordered is upheld.
ITAT Bangalore rules that cooperative societies can claim Section 80P deduction on interest from other co-ops, but not from scheduled commercial banks.
Madras High Court directs to remit the matter back to respondent since ex-parte order was passed due to non-filing of reply and the same was on account of non-compliance on the part of the auditor. Accordingly, writ disposed of.
ITAT Bangalore upholds a Section 263 revision. An AO’s assessment order that silently accepts cash deposits and property sources, without proper inquiry, is erroneous.
ITAT Bangalore upholds that a cooperative society can claim an 80P deduction on income enhanced by disallowances like NPA and reserve provisions, directing the AO to recompute.
The Delhi ITAT has ruled that an inadvertent error in Form 35 cannot be grounds for dismissing an appeal. The case involves a 30-day delay, which the court found was not fatal.
The ITAT Kolkata deleted a penalty under Section 271(1)(c), finding that an assessee’s retracted admission during a search was not supported by incriminating material.
Madras High Court quashes prosecution for TDS delay. It was a staff lapse, not mala fide intent. All taxes were paid, and the trust has since been compliant.
The Delhi ITAT has invalidated assessments under Section 153C, ruling that a consolidated and mechanical approval under Section 153D is not valid. The approval must be specific to each year.
Delhi ITAT upholds the quashing of a reassessment against Punjab National Bank, ruling it was based on a mere change of opinion without new material, which is not permitted under tax law.