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Judgments and Orders

Non appearance of the appellant can leade the to appreciation of Rule 19 of Appeallate Tribunal Rules of 1963

 04 July 2012

After informing that matter will be heard on a particular date, no one appeared on behalf of assessee. Nor there is any application for adjournment. In view of above, it appears that assessee is not interested in prosecuting this appeal. Hence this a..

Posted in Taxation |   982 hits

No deduction to be made from Transport charges under sec 40(a) after filling of declaration in form 15J and reimbersment of service charges cannot be disallowabled

 03 July 2012

For that in the facts and circumstances of the case the assessment order passed was in violation of principles of natural justice hence is bad in law and be quashed. (2) For that in the facts and circumstances of the case the learned Assessing Office..

Posted in Taxation |   1400 hits

Once a Magistrate take cognizance of offence under sec 190 cannot order further investigation under sec 156(3) Cr.P.C except session court passes such order

 02 July 2012

My attention has been drawn to Section 204 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and it has been argued that no reasons for summoning an accused person need be given. I feel that under Section 204 aforesaid, a Magistrate has to form an opinion that there..

Posted in Criminal Law 3 comments |   8752 hits

Sec 115JB not contained any provision to allow deduction under sec 54EC

 02 July 2012

The main fact of the case is that there is no provision in section 115JB to allow deduction under section 54EC of the Act. Computation of book profit is provided under section 115JB, which is a separate code by itself, wherein the first step is to co..

Posted in Taxation |   1518 hits

Accepting the additional evidence without calling remand report of AO is the violation of Rule 46A of the IT Rules

 02 July 2012

The facts filed before the first appellate authority indicate that the assessee was retired from Ministry of Defence as Defence Estate Officer long back, from where he was getting his pension. After retirement he had started his own business of sale ..

Posted in Taxation |   1174 hits

Sec 234D is applicable only on regular assessment year and difference in depreciation due to exchange rate need to transfer to PL account as per AS-11.

 30 June 2012

That on facts and in law, the CIT(A) erred in upholding disallowance of additional depreciation to the tune of Rs. 4,05,12,853 and Rs. 1,52,73,164 on plant and machinery and tippers respectively without appreciating that the appellant was engaged in ..

Posted in Taxation |   1657 hits

After the amendment in Section 36(1)(vii), the assessee is not required to demonstrate that the debt is bad

 30 June 2012

We find that the AO has not given any reason for disallowing the claim. We also find that the AO has simply followed the findings of earlier assessment years. As similar additions in earlier assessment year has been deleted by Ld. CIT(A) which has be..

Posted in Taxation |   1116 hits

Income which cannot be taxed under article 7, 12 or 14 because conditions laid down therein are not satisfied cannot be taxed under article 23

 29 June 2012

Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the learned CIT(A) was correct in holding that consultancy fees paid to Singapore based foreign company were not chargeable to tax in India, as well as the applicability of section 40(a)(ia) ..

Posted in Taxation |   1264 hits

All receipt of establishment in India by a non-resident is taxable only if the income is incurred in India as per the DTAA between the countries

 29 June 2012

The learned counsel for the assessee at the very outset submitted that in the immediately preceding assessment years, Assessing Officer has accepted the existence of PE as well as the profit attributable to such PE. Hence, income of the assessee has ..

Posted in Taxation |   899 hits

As per Rule 19(2) of ITAT Rule 1963 appeal can be dismissed in the absence of interest of appellant

 28 June 2012

Having regard to Rule 19(2) of ITAT Rules, 1963 and following various decisions of the Tribunal including in the case of CIT vs. Multiplan India (P) Ltd., reported in 38 ITD 320 (Del.) and the judgment of Hon’ble Madhya Pradesh High Court in the case..

Posted in Taxation |   1122 hits

Non appearance without application for adjournment can make the appeal deserve to be dismissed

 28 June 2012

None appeared on behalf of the assessee when the appeal was called for hearing nor any request for adjournment was filed. Earlier also none appeared on behalf of the assessee on 21.2.2012. In these circumstances, it , therefore, appears that the asse..

Posted in Taxation |   1453 hits

As per rule 134(6) recording of reasons in writing before suspension of the NSOP to safeguard the rights of the licensee against arbitrary is malafiled on the part of the state

 28 June 2012

The case of the petitioners in W.P.(C.) No. 2775/2012 is that petitioner No. 1 Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd. (herein referred to as Global Vectra) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956. Petitioner No. 2 is a Citizen of India and working..

Posted in Civil Law |   2232 hits

Petition under sec 321 Cr.P.C cannot be file without any basis

 26 June 2012

As per the case of the prosecution, the petitioners, who are stated to be the Directors of M/s Sunair Hotels Limited, approached M/s VLS Finance Limited around December, 1994 with a proposal to finance a hotel project likely to be set up in Gol Marke..

Posted in Criminal Law |   5344 hits

Where income is taxable on receipt basis it will be taxed only on actual received and interest under sec 234B and C also have same effect

 26 June 2012

The facts of the case for assessment year 2003-04 are that the assessee filed its return on 28.11.2003 showing total income of ` 2,45,83,770/-. The assessee is tax - resident of the USA and it is earning income of the nature of the royalty from Yum R..

Posted in Taxation 1 comments |   3316 hits

As per instruction 3/2011 issued by CBDT on 09.02.2011 if tax effect less than 3 lakh appeal cannot be made before Appeallat Tribunal

 26 June 2012

At the threshold, we note that tax effect in this case is less than `3 lacs fixed by the CBDT for filing appeal before the tribunal. As per Instruction No. 3/2011 (F.No. 279/Misc./142/2007-ITJ) dated 09.02.2011 issued by the CBDT, the tax effect for ..

Posted in Taxation 3 comments |   2797 hits

As per sec 14 and 15 the arbitration clause if clearly spelt out the prohibition the cannot intervene and pressurise the parties to settle with substitute arbitrator

 25 June 2012

The petitioner submits that both Shri N.A. Palkhivala and Shri D.S. Seth are no more and therefore the arbitration clause in the agreement does not survive. It was pointed out that Shri N.A. Palkhivala was named in the agreement since he was the Chai..

Posted in Corporate Law |   2979 hits

Application under sec 12AA/80G cannot be rejected without giving opportunity for submission of all documents

 25 June 2012

Brief facts of the case explained below: The assessee moved applications u/s 12A(1)(aa) and U/s 80G(5)(vi) of the Income Tax Act. The applications were accompanied by a copy of trust deed dated 27-12-2010 to the CIT, Rohtak on 9-3-2011. CIT calle..

Posted in Taxation |   3166 hits

Deduction under sec 36 (1) (iii) of the Act is allowed only after proving that the borrowed fund is utilized for business purpose

 25 June 2012

From the observation of the Judgment we can find the fact that the interest paid by the assessee on borrowed fund can claim as deduction only if the fund is utilized for business purpose...

Posted in Taxation |   2946 hits

All public authority is mandated under Section 4 (1) (b) (xii) of the RTI Act to publish the details of the beneficiaries of any subsidy given by the government

 23 June 2012

The submission of learned ASG Sh. A.S. Chandhiok, firstly, is that a perusal of the impugned order shows that the CIC has equated donations made by the President with subsidy, which is not the case. It is also submitted that the learned CIC has not d..

Posted in Civil Law 1 comments |   1623 hits

AO can made addition under sec 14A read with rule 8D the dividend received from investment out of surplus fund

 23 June 2012

This appeal of the assessee is directed against the order passed by the CIT (A)- IV, New Delhi, dated 17.02.2012, relevant to assessment year 2008-09, whereby confirmation of addition of Rs.2,56,019/- on account of estimated expenditure u/s 14A of th..

Posted in Taxation |   1532 hits