Month: June 2026

AO not justified in rejecting registered valuer’s report without making a reference to the DVO – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT has held that AO was not justified in rejecting the registered valuer’s report and taking the cost of improvement as Nil, without making a reference to …

FCRA specifies list of purposes to be selected for which registration is applied.  The Ministry of Home Affairs has notified the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026 to amend the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011.   Purposes and the States or Union territories for which registration granted It …

Assessee was not liable to withhold tax at source u/s 40(a)(i) on cost-to-cost reimbursement made to parent company In a recent judgment, ITAT has held that the assessee was not liable to withhold tax at source u/s 40(a)(i) on cost-to-cost reimbursement made to parent non-resident company towards IT …

Temporarily blocking public access to Telegram App under section 69A of IT Act 2000 is not disproportionate – Delhi HC In a recent judgment Delhi High Court upheld the action of Government of India in temporarily blocking public access to Telegram Application ABCAUS Case Law Citation: 5172 (2026) …

High Court explains the meaning of term ‘enterprise’ appearing in section 80IA to means a project or an undertaking owned by a company registered in India In a recent judgment, the High Court has held that the term ‘enterprise’ appearing in section 80IA means a project or an …

Addition deleted as assessee was only a carrier of cash and the real owner had come forward owning the cash In a recent judgment, ITAT Agra has held that there was no need for addition in the hands of the assessee who was only a carrier of cash …

Lokayukta Police not an ‘intelligence and security’ organisation  and hence not exempt from disclosure of information under RTI Act 2005 In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that Lokayukta Police not an ‘intelligence and security’ organisation  and hence not exempt from disclosure of information under RTI …

Payment of imprest whether a transfer within the meaning of section 269ST – case remanded for determination In a recent judgment, ITAT has set aside the penalty u/s 271D and remanded the case for determination of whether payment of imprest constitutes a transfer within the meaning of section …

CA Misconduct – Appellate order quashed as final judgment was not passed by same members who heard arguments. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court quashed the decision of ICAI Appellate Authority as the final judgment was not passed by the same members who heard the arguments. ABCAUS …

Deceased homemaker can not be considered as dependant for award of compensation under MV Act. Courts to award a composite sum of Rs. 30,000/- towards loss of domestic care.  In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that a homemaker (housewife) can not be considered as dependant …