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Curtailing time to file reply to notice u/s 148A(b) from statutorily available 30 days to 15 days seriously prejudiced assessee’s right – High Court In a recent judgment Hon’ble High Court held that curtailing assessee’s right or time to file reply in response to notice u/s 148A(b) from …

At the stage of registration u/s 12AB, the CIT(E) not empowered to adjudicate applicability of provisio to section 2(15) of the Act – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT has held at the stage of registration u/s 12AB, the CIT(E) not empowered to adjudicate applicability of provisio to …

Flower bed area could not be included in the definition of “built up area” to calculate eligible limit of 1000 sq.ft. u/s 80IB(10).  In a recent judgment Hon’ble Supreme Court has dismissed the SLP of the Revenue against the judgment of the Hon’ble High Court that flower bed …

Unsigned document has no validity or veracity in law and cannot be a basis for levying penalty u/s 271DA – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT has held that an unsigned document has no validity or veracity in law and Department cannot assume assessee to have made any …

Non issuance of notice u/s 143(2) for return filed u/s 148 even though belatedly, makes the assessment framed bad in law and void ab initio – ITAT In a recent judgement, ITAT has held that if no scrutiny notice u/s 143(2) is issued in respect of return filed …

Calculation of functional disability depends on assessing the victim’s earning capacity in the open, competitive market – Supreme Court In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court while increasing the compensation under MC Act 1988 held that the calculation of functional disability depends on assessing the victim’s earning capacity …

Appeal against every decision of ITAT shall lie only before the High Court within whose jurisdiction the Assessing Officer who passed the assessment order is situated In a recent judgment, the Hon’ble High Court has adhered to Hon’ble Supreme Court in holding that appeal against every decision of …

Supreme Court recommends action against Commissioner of Customs who relied upon non-existent AI generated case laws. Supreme Court recommends action against Commissioner of Customs who relied upon case laws that were either non-existent or had fake citations and some of the case laws did not lay down the …

ITAT power to pass such orders “as it thinks fit” implies a judicial discretion to be exercised within the parameters of law, equity, and reason, and not an unbridled power to erect coercive financial barriers – High Court In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court has held that …

Mere non-deduction of TDS by the deductor on a transaction does not change the character of the transaction to make it unexplained income. In a recent judgment, ITAT has held that merely, because TDS has not been deducted on a particular transaction does not change the character of …