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ITAT : Ahmedabad ITAT Limits Addition Under Section 69A to 8% Profit Element on Undisclosed Bank Credits Where Withdrawals Substantiate Business Activity
ITAT : Mumbai ITAT Confirms Immediate Deductibility of NCD Discount as Revenue Expenditure, Rejects Revenue’s Amortisation Demand
ITAT : ITAT Mumbai Quashes Bogus Purchase Addition Due to Lack of Concrete Evidence Against Assessee
HC : Gujarat High Court Holds Reassessment Notice for AY 2015-16 under Section 148 Time-Barred: Distinct Interpretation of ‘Ten-Year Block’ Period Affirmed
ITAT : ITAT Bangalore Rules Filing of Revised Return After Timely Original Filing Does Not Bar Carry Forward of Losses: Relief Granted for Set-off of Rs 2.99 Lakhs
ITAT : Delhi ITAT Affirms HUF Status for Bengali Assessee; Rejects Revenue’s Dayabhaga Argument and Deletes Addition of Rs. 27.40 Lakh
ITAT : Delhi ITAT Strikes Down Tax on Capital Reduction, Distinguishes Capital Reduction from Buy-Back for Section 115QA Purposes
ITAT : Chennai ITAT Rules TDR/DRC Transfers Not Taxable as Capital Gains for AY 2016-17 Due to Absence of Statutory Cost Mechanism
ITAT : ITAT Mumbai Quashes Penalty Under Section 270A: Repeated Error in Revised Return Not Sufficient to Establish Misreporting Where Full Disclosure Made
ITAT : Bangalore ITAT Directs AO to Apply Reverse Indexation for Determining Cost of Acquisition in Absence of Historical Records; Restoration Ordered for Fresh Verification
ITAT : Ahmedabad ITAT Directs Proportionate Addition Based on Actual Contribution; Rejects Equal Split Among Co-owners Absent Revenue Evidence
ITAT : ITAT Chennai Confirms Retrospective Application of Proviso to Section 50C; Stamp Duty Value to Be Determined on Date of Unregistered Agreement to Sell Where Consideration Received via Banking Channels
ITAT : Bangalore ITAT Prolongs Stay on Xiaomi’s ₹10,833.22 Cr Tax Demand Citing Departmental Delays and Pending DIN Issue
ITAT : Bangalore ITAT Rules Multiple Residential Houses Eligible for Section 54 Exemption if Capital Gains Arise from Multiple Transfers
ITAT : Delhi ITAT Rules Derivative Losses as Business Losses, Not Speculative, under Explanation to Section 73(4); Major Disallowance Deleted, Only Share Trading Losses Treated as Speculative
ITAT : Chennai ITAT Rules Discount on Assignment of Rent Receivables Not 'Interest'; No TDS Liability on Discounted Consideration under Section 194A
ITAT : ITAT Ahmedabad Affirms Exclusion of Debenture Redemption Reserve from Book Profits under Section 115JB Despite Non-Claim in ITR; Upholds Substantive Legality Over Procedural Lapse
PBPTAT - SAFEMA Tribunal Upholds Attachment of Assessees’ Bank Accounts Under Benami Law, Citing Fictitious Transactions with Non-Existent Supplier
ITAT : Stamp Duty on Lease Registration for Non-Ownership Rights is Revenue Expenditure, Not Capital Asset
ITAT : Excess Cash and Stock Found During Survey in Jewellery Business Taxable as Business Income, Not as Unexplained Investment: Bangalore ITAT Clarifies Scope of Sections 69 and 69A
SC : Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT’s Classification of ‘Platinum Sponge’ as ‘Unwrought Platinum’, Declares Revenue’s Appeal Time-Barred
HC : Kerala High Court Asserts Cableship’s ‘Foreign Going Vessel’ Status Despite Extended Port Stay: Exemption for Spares and Consumables Upheld Under Section 87
HC : Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Rejection of Sabka Vishwas Amnesty for Hotelier, Orders Acceptance of Delayed Payment Citing COVID-19 Hardship
HC : Telangana High Court Rules in Favour of Contractor: Refund of Excess Tax Paid Cannot Be Denied for Technical Lapse in Filing Requirements
CESTAT : Refund of Excise Duty on Discounts via Credit Notes Denied to Manufacturer: CESTAT Allahabad Affirms Bar of Unjust Enrichment
CESTAT : CESTAT Delhi Grants Cash Refund of CENVAT Credit on CVD and SAD Paid Post-GST Implementation: Refund Allowed Under Section 142(3) of CGST Act
CESTAT : CESTAT Chandigarh Holds Proportionate CENVAT Credit Reversal Sufficient for Non-Aerated Drinks; Quashes Rs. 1.79 Crore Demand on Pepsico-India
HC : Kerala High Court Affirms VAT Exemption for Khadi Board-Recognized Earthen Roofing Tiles as ‘Pottery’ under Entry 55 of KVAT Act
HC : Mere Processing Without Flavours Does Not Convert Tobacco Into "Chewing Tobacco"—Order of Re-Classification as "Unmanufactured Tobacco" Upheld
HC : Karnataka High Court Rules No VAT on Landowner’s Share in Joint Development Agreements: Value of Land Excluded from Taxable Turnover under KVAT Act
HC : Delhi High Court Upholds Seven-Day Prior Notice Requirement Before Coercive Action in GST Circular Trading Probe: DGGI/CGST Petitions Rejected
HC : Karnataka High Court Upholds DGGI Criminal Proceedings Against Scrap Dealer for Alleged Rs. 21.11 Crore Fake ITC Availment; Validates Transfer of Investigation from State to Central GST Authorities
HC : Madras High Court Orders Reconsideration of ITC Denial Due to GSTR-2A Mismatch and Subsequent Registration of Business Premises for AY 2017-18
HC : Madras High Court Invalidates Assessment Order Denying ITC Solely on Supplier’s Later Non-Existence; Mandates Fresh Consideration of Assessee’s Evidence
SC : Anticipatory Bail Denied to Accountant in Mega Fake ITC Scam: Mumbai Sessions Court Finds Prima Facie Active Involvement Beyond Routine Duties
HC : Madras High Court Quashes GST Assessment Initiated Posthumously, Permits Fresh Proceedings Against Legal Heirs
HC : Bombay High Court Reinstates Right to Manual Appeal Filing Under GST Where Electronic Upload of DRC-07 Not Possible
HC : Orissa High Court Sets Aside GST Order for Ignoring Assessee's Reply and Denying Personal Hearing in Mining Royalty Case
HC : Polypropylene Leno Bags Deemed 'Plastic Bags' Under HSN 3923: Calcutta HC Upholds 18% GST Rate, Rejects Textile Classification
ITAT : Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Unsigned GST Assessment Orders: Absence of Assessing Officer’s Signature Ruled as Jurisdictional Defect, Orders Fresh Adjudication