Category: Judgments

Date of digital signature and issuance determines the date of a notice u/s148 of the Income Tax Act – ITAT In a recent judgment, ITAT Chennai has held that date of digital signature and issuance determines the date of a notice u/s148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 …

Net profit rate may not per se experience variation commensurate to the increase of turnover. In a recent judgment, Allahabad High Court has held that net profit rate may not per se experience variation commensurate to the increase of turnover. No principle in law is available to necessarily …

Mushroom growing apparatus cannot be classified as ‘agricultural machinery’ under Customs Tariff Heading 8436. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that mushroom growing apparatus cannot be classified as ‘agricultural machinery’ under Chapter Heading 8436 under Customs Tariff. ABCAUS Case Law Citation:4977 (2026) (01) abcaus.in SC …

Statutory presumption attached to issuance of a cheque, being one made in discharge of a legally enforceable debt or liability, is required to be accorded due weight. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court held that the statutory presumption attached to the issuance of a cheque, being one …

Merely because the authority conducting auction expects higher bid than the highest bidder is no reason to discard the highest bid. In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that merely because the authority conducting the auction expected a higher bid than what the highest bidder had …

Provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 not apply to quasi-judicial bodies or tribunals, unless they are specifically empowered in that regard – Supreme Court  In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that provisions of the Limitation Act, 1963 apply only to suits, applications or appeals made …

Refusing to condone delay can result in a meritorious matter thrown out at very threshold against case being decided on merits after hearing the parties  In a recent judgment, ITAT Mumbai has condoned the delay in filing appeal observing that Hon’ble Supreme Court had held that refusing to …

When prior period expenses are not admissible as deduction, following the same principle the prior period income also cannot be considered as income In a recent judgment, ITAT Ahmedabad accepted the contention that if the prior period expenses are not admissible as deduction, following the same principle the …

Supreme Court condoned delay of 972 days in filing appeal due to restructuring in Income Tax Department In a recent judgment, Hon’ble Supreme Court has quashed order of the Calcutta High Court dismissing the application of Income Tax Department for condonation of delay of 972 days in filing …

Addition can not be made relying on the valuation report of property when the stamp duty valuation is also available on record – ITAT  In a recent judgment, ITAT Agra has held that addition can not be made for inadequate sale consideration of property sold merely relying on …