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ITAT : Mumbai ITAT Restores Assessment for Individual Taxpayer, Citing "Digital Divide" and Principles of Substantial Justice
ITAT : Mumbai ITAT Upholds Strict Application of Limitation Law; Denies Condonation of 315-Day Delay in Appeal Due to Lack of 'Sufficient Cause'
ITAT : Mumbai ITAT Upholds Section 54F Exemption Where Substantial Payments and Possession of Residential Property Occurred Within Statutory Period, Overruling AO’s Objection on Timing and Multiple Ownership
ITAT : Mere Continuation of Outstanding Trade Liabilities Without Actual Remission or Write-Back Does Not Attract Section 41(1) Taxation
ITAT : Delhi ITAT Rules Booking.Com B.V.'s Commission Income Not Taxable in India: No Fixed Place or Agency PE Established, SEP Provisions Inapplicable for Relevant Year
HC : Punjab & Haryana High Court Affirms: Mere Surplus Generation Not Sufficient Ground for Cancellation of Section 12AA Registration
ITAT : Delhi ITAT Nullifies Reassessment Notices Issued in Name of Amalgamating Company, Affirms Invalidity under Section 148 due to Non-Existence Post-Amalgamation
ITAT : Panaji ITAT Upholds Rs. 395.50 Cr Unexplained Cash Credit Addition Based on Incriminating Evidence and Destroyed Books: Mere Retraction of Director’s Statement Not Enough
ITAT : Delhi ITAT Invalidates Assessment—Notice by ITO Lacks Jurisdiction When Declared Income Exceeds ₹20 Lakhs, ACIT/DCIT Jurisdiction Upheld
ITAT : Hyderabad ITAT Invalidates Delayed Section 153C Notice Issued Post Ten Months from Searched Person’s Assessment Completion
ITAT : ITAT Bangalore Quashes Arbitrary Profit Estimation on Fixed License Fee Receipts Under Identical Excise Arrangements
ITAT : Delhi ITAT Strikes Down Parallel Reassessment Order: AO’s Dual Proceedings Against Lalit Kumar Modi Held Ultra Vires
ITAT : Raipur ITAT Nullifies Search Assessment for Lack of Genuine Section 153D Approval: Mechanical Rubber-Stamping by ACIT Fails Judicial Scrutiny
ITAT : Delhi ITAT Rules Absence of PE/DAPE for Danish Software Firm; Software License Profits Not Taxable in India
ITAT : Retrospective Cancellation of Trust’s Section 12A Registration Quashed by Lucknow ITAT; Assessee’s Genuineness Upheld after Assessment Order Set Aside
ITAT : ITAT Chennai Clarifies: Section 11 Exemption Not Denied for Property Registered in Trustee’s Name When No Personal Benefit Proven
ITAT : ITAT Chennai Clarifies: Section 11 Exemption Not Denied for Property Registered in Trustee’s Name When No Personal Benefit Proven
HC : Madras High Court Allows Extension for TDS Compounding Payment Amidst Genuine Financial Hardship; Revenue’s Technical Rejection Overruled
HC : Karnataka High Court Bars Double Taxation of Capital Gains from JDA: Deletes Addition in Year of GPA Execution Where Gains Already Taxed in Subsequent Year
HC : Punjab & Haryana High Court Affirms Sales Tax Subsidy for Backward Area Industrial Units as Capital Receipt, Not Taxable as Revenue Income
HC : Gauhati High Court Relaxes Strict ITC Conditions: Buyer’s Right to Input Tax Credit Not to Be Denied for Supplier’s Non-Compliance Without Opportunity of Proof
AAR : West Bengal AAR Distinguishes GST Rates on Restaurant Food and Hookah Supplies: Separate Tax Treatments for Tobacco and Non-Tobacco Hookah Confirmed
HC : Calcutta High Court Rules Executive Circular Cannot Retrospectively Deny Refund of Unutilised ITC on Edible Oils; Adani Wilmar Secures Relief
AAR : Gujarat AAR Declares GST Exemption for Semen Sorting Services as Animal Husbandry Support, Cites Specific SAC Classification Over Residuary
AAR : GST Liability Triggered on Receipt of Mobilisation Advance for Works Contract: Gujarat AAR Rules in Infrastructure Project Case
AAR : Gujarat AAR Clarifies: Paddle Wheel Aerators for Aquaculture Attract 18% GST under HSN 8479, Not Agricultural Machinery
AAR : West Bengal AAR: Security Services to FCI Not GST-Exempt as ‘Pure Services’ to Government Entity
AAR : Waste Transport Services to Howrah Municipal Corporation Ruled as GST-Exempt ‘Pure Services’: West Bengal AAR Decision Clarifies Exemption Scope under Sr. No. 3 of Notification No. 12/2017-CT (Rate)
HC : Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes GST Refund Recovery Orders Post-Omission of Rule 96(10); Directs Reversal of Rs. 11.2 Crore Demand Against Exporter
HC : Bombay High Court Orders Immediate Unfreezing of Wipro’s Bank Account; Recovery Under Section 79 Set Aside Due to Credit Note Reconciliation Dispute
HC : Madras High Court Clarifies ISD ITC Distribution: Distribution Triggered Only Upon Fulfillment of Section 16(2) Conditions, Not Just Invoice Date
HC : Bombay High Court Quashes Rs. 54 Crore GST Demand: Adjudication Order Held Void for Mechanical Disposition and Breach of Natural Justice
HC : Madhya Pradesh High Court Affirms Broad Appellate Powers Under GST: Dismisses Writ Challenging Cancellation of Registration on Fake Invoice Allegations
HC : Allahabad High Court Quashes Remand Order for Non-Service of Written Grounds of Arrest Under GST Act; Clarifies "Reasons to Believe" Need Not Be Furnished to Arrestee
HC : Telangana High Court Orders Acceptance of Manual GST Revocation Application After Cancellation for Extended Non-Filing of Returns
HC : Telangana High Court Refuses Writ Jurisdiction in GST Penalty Dispute, Directs Assessee to GSTAT Following Tribunal Constitution
HC : Delhi High Court Quashes Ex-Parte GST Orders Due to Inadequate Notice Communication via Portal for FY 2017–18 and 2019–20
HC : Bombay High Court Directs Government Ministries to Decide on Extension and Refunds of Pre-GST Entertainment Tax Incentives for Imagicaaworld Theme Parks
AAR : Telangana AAAR Partially Overturns AAR: GST Not Applicable on District Mineral Foundation Contributions; NMET Payments Remain Taxable
AAR : Gujarat AAAR Remands Rice Husk Board Classification Case to AAR for Fresh Decision After Submission of Key Documents