Category: High Courts

Reopening quashed as Form No. 10 have limited space to fill reasons of accumulation of income u/s 11(2) and resolution was provided. In a recent judgment, Bombay High Court has quashed reopening order holding that the contents of Form No. 10 have limited space to fill reasons of …

When tax was paid by supplier in the form GSTR-01 & GSTR-3B, no adverse inference can be drawn against the purchaser on the premise that the registration of the seller dealer was cancelled subsequently. In a recent judgment, Allahabad High Court has quashed order passed under section 74 …

Income Tax notice by process server held invalid for no acknowledgement or endorsement on the original notice as required under Code of Civil Procedure In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court has laid down the essential requirement of service of income tax notice by a process server. The …

Exemption from income tax provided by RFCTLARR Act is also applicable to the compensation for land acquired under the National Highways Act 1956 In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court has held that RFCTLARR Act providing for exemption from income tax, stamp duty and fees would also be …

Onus to prove bad financial condition is on assessee in prosecution u/s 276B for delay in deposit of TDS  In a recent judgment, the Delhi High Court has held that onus to prove bad financial condition is on the assessee in prosecution proceedings under section 276B for delay …

Prosecution u/s 276C(2) quashed as the assessee had though not paid due income tax along with return but later deposited it within a short period. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Bombay High Court has quashed prosecution initiated u/s 276C(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) as …

Amalgamation order does not take away right of income tax department to proceed against the transferee company, In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Calcutta High Court has held that simply because the amalgamation order has been passed, the same does not take away right of the income tax department …

GST Act mandates personal hearing to be given to the party, either on written request, or against whom an adverse order is contemplated In a recent judgment, Hon’ble High Court of Uttarakhand has held that the scheme of the GST Act 2017 mandates that, in either of the …

Mining done without environmental clearances or beyond the quantity prescribed in Environment clearance or approved mining plan not illegal mining In a recent judgment, the Orissa High Court upheld quashing of reassessment holding that mining done without environmental clearances or beyond the quantity prescribed in the Environment clearance …

Gujarat High Court directs CBDT to extend the due date for filing ITR in audit cases to 30.11.2025 to maintain one months mandatory gap. In a recent judgment, the Gujarat High Court has directed CBDT to extend the due date for filing ITR in audit cases to 30.11.2025 …