The High Court set aside the assessment after finding that the order was passed before the scheduled video hearing. The ruling underscores that granting a requested personal hearing under Section 144B is mandatory.
The Tribunal held that late filing of Form 10DA is a procedural lapse and cannot justify denial of deduction when substantive conditions of Section 80JJAA are fulfilled. Deduction was directed to be allowed as the form was filed before return processing.
The Tribunal held that a plea of defective return due to unpaid tax cannot be accepted without examining the underlying income. The matter was remanded to verify whether the income was correctly reported or belonged to another year.
The High Court held that appeals filed after the maximum period under Section 107 of the CGST Act are not maintainable. Writ jurisdiction cannot be used to override mandatory limitation periods.
The High Court held that an eight-day delay in filing a GST appeal within the condonable period deserved consideration. The rejection was set aside to restore the taxpayer’s right to be heard.
The High Court ruled that defaults arising from a Chartered Accountant’s actions are attributable to the taxpayer. Alleged misappropriation by the consultant does not invalidate GST demand orders.
The court held that once all GST dues, interest, and penalties are cleared, authorities must consider revocation of cancellation. Permanent cancellation after compliance was found unjustified and contrary to the statutory scheme.
The ITAT ruled that once the assessee establishes the source of investment, addition for unexplained investment cannot survive. Direct payment by a financier through demand draft explained the transaction.
The High Court ruled that Rule 86A cannot be invoked to block ITC beyond the balance available in the electronic credit ledger. Negative blocking was held to be without jurisdiction.
The case examined whether delayed filing of Form 10AB could be condoned after statutory amendments. The Tribunal held that post-October 2024 law empowers authorities to condone delay on reasonable cause and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.
