Guwahati High Court held that AO can make addition of any other income which has escaped assessment but discovered during re-opening process even if the same is not specifically mentioned in re-opening order.
ITAT Delhi held that CIT(E) has rejected application for registration u/s. 80G(5)(iii) of the Income Tax Act without giving cogent reason by disposing the matter in hyper technical manner without discussing on merits is not tenable in law.
ITAT Raipur held that penalty u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act is liable to be struck down for the failure on the part of the A.O. to put the assessee to notice as regards the default for which penalty under Sec. 271(1)(c) was sought to be imposed.
ITAT Mumbai held that disallowance of interest expenditure attributable to interest-free advances not justified since sufficient interest free funds available and also there existed commercial expediency in giving interest free advances. Accordingly, appeal of revenue dismissed.
ITAT Bangalore deletes additions under Section 69 citing presumptive taxation under Section 44AD and lack of supporting evidence by the AO.
ITAT Chandigarh deleted additions made by AO for alleged undisclosed land investment based on uncorroborated mobile images in Harvinder Kaur case.
ITAT Surat rules penalty under Section 271(1)(c) not sustainable where income addition is based on estimation of bogus purchases.
SC held that a duly signed cheque, even if filled by someone other than drawer, can invoke Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. A voluntarily signed blank cheque given towards a payment carries presumption under Section 139 unless rebutted with strong evidence.
Delhi High Court dismisses B.U. Bhandari firm’s plea for late ITR filing; vague medical grounds and lack of evidence cited for rejecting Section 80IB benefit.
Supreme Court rules in Batliboi v HPCL that arbitral damages must reflect actual loss, not be a windfall. Discusses formulae flaws & public policy review pre-2016.
