ITAT Pune’s verdict in the case of Jayashri Shrikant Deshmukh Vs ACIT, underlining the importance of plausible explanation in cases involving Section 69A of the IT Act.
No penalty under Section 129(3) of Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act could be imposed without providing a hearing as prescribed under Section 129(4) of Act.
Patna High Court rejects second anticipatory bail application filed by Chakresh Kumar Jain under section 4 PMLA, mirroring a similar rejection of an anticipatory bail plea by his father, Pawan Kumar Jain.
CESTAT Chennai held that black tea classifiable as agricultural product within the definition or meaning under notification no. 13/2003-S.T. dated 20.06.2003 as amended vide notification no. 08/2004-S.T. dated 09.07.2004. Hence, business auxiliary service provided by a commission agent in relation to sale or purchase of black tea is exempt from service tax.
Madras High Court rejected the writ filed by the petitioner and instructed the assessee to pursue an appeal before the Appellate Authority. The High Court further directed the Appellate Authority to expedite the proceedings and resolve the case promptly.
CESTAT, Mumbai granted a refund claim for service tax to a real estate developer on behalf of an unregistered customer. The customer had paid the service tax along with an advance payment but, due to certain circumstances, the real estate purchase contract was subsequently cancelled.
ITAT Mumbai held that when appellant objects to the adoption of stamp duty value in terms of section 50C(1) of the Income Tax Act as full value of consideration, AO is under obligation to refer the matter to the valuation officer under section 50C(2) of the Income Tax Act.
ITAT Kolkata remanded the matter back to AO for the purpose of verification of documents and materials placed on record in respect of anonymous donations as well as the explanation for receipt of hall rent and accommodation so as to allow the claim of exemption u/s. 10(23C)(iiiad) of the Act.
ITAT Delhi held that the deduction u/s 36(1)(va) of the Income Tax Act can be allowed only if the employees’ share in the relevant funds is deposited by the employer before the due date stipulated in respective Acts.
CESTAT Ahmedabad held that classification under 7204 for ‘used rails’ declared as Heavy Melting Scrap is improper and the product is correctly classifiable under Heading 7302.
