Weekly Digest
High Court
HC: Rejects Assessee’s plea of auditor negligence misconduct sans corroborative evidence, rejects condonation application
Nov 15, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1508-HC-2025(TEL)
High Court
HC: Upholds ITAT’s adoption of 12.5% of bogus purchases on estimation basis; No substantial question of law arises
Nov 15, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1509-HC-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Quashes Sec. 153C order basis retracted statement u/s 132(4) sans incriminating material; Relies on Abhisar Buildwel
Nov 15, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1510-HC-2025(TEL)
High Court
HC: Quashes reassessment proceedings for AY 2015-16, being time barred; Follows Keenara Industries judgment
Nov 15, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1511-HC-2025(GUJ)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Deletes Sec. 69C addition on unexplained expenditure not proposed in show cause notice, violates natural justice
Nov 15, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1507-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Condones delay as Assessee unaware of appeal order; Quashes CIT(A) order passed for non-prosecution
Nov 08, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1474-HC-2025(KER)
High Court
HC: Condones 151 days delay in filing Form 10B; Substantial justice prevail over procedural complexities
Nov 08, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1476-HC-2025(MAD)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Deletes Sec. 68 addition on unexplained investment as already accepted in scrutiny assessment; Sec. 14A disallowance untenable sans exempt income
Nov 08, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1475-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Quashes reassessment basis contradictory & ambiguous reasons sans new material
Nov 08, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1473-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: IT development & non-IT support services not FTS, sans satisfaction of ‘make available’ clause under India-UK DTAA
Nov 08, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1477-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Condones delay in return filing attributable to belated advice by Accountant on complex issue
Oct 24, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1388-HC-2025(BOM)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Sets aside cryptic revisionary order u/s 263 passed without examining Assessee’s submission; Remits back for denovo adjudication
Nov 01, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1425-ITAT-2025(AGR)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Additions u/s 153A based on third party statement unsustainable given no incriminating material found in search
Nov 01, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1426-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Denies depreciation on non-compete fees being ineligible intangible asset; Follows Sharp business decision
Nov 01, 2025
- In Favour of : Both, Partially
- Citation Number : TS-1428-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Quashes Sec. 271A penalty for non-maintenance of book of accounts sans evidence of deliberate defiance
Nov 01, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1427-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Quashes reassessment proceedings, being time-barred u/s 149(1) & vitiated as initiated without jurisdiction
Oct 23, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1380-HC-2025(TEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Refuses to condone delay due to insufficient cause; Rejects Assessee’s plea of CA misconduct sans corroborative evidence
Oct 25, 2025
- In Favour of :
- Citation Number : TS-1391-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Quashes reassessment for non-furnishing of sanction u/s 151(2) & being invalid as violative of Sec. 149(1)(b)
Oct 25, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1393-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: CIT(E) alone empowered to decide Sec. 12AB registration/cancellation disputes, cites PCIT(Central) lacks jurisdiction
Oct 25, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1390-ITAT-2025(DDN)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Distance of land sold from municipal limits as per CG’s Notification, expansion of Municipal limits thereafter, irrelevant
Oct 25, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1394-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Quashes assessment u/s 153C sans proper satisfaction note by AO of searched-person
Oct 25, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1392-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Quashes CIT(A) order as violated DGIT(Inv.) notification; Extraordinary disposal of 50 appeals evidences procedural impropriety
Oct 18, 2025
- In Favour of : Revenue
- Citation Number : TS-1372-HC-2025(KAR)
High Court
HC: Accepts Assessee’s genuine hardship of denial of Sec. 11 deduction, condones delay in Form 10B filing
Oct 18, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1374-HC-2025(BOM)
High Court
HC: No prosecution u/s 276C despite delayed tax payment sans wilful tax evasion or suppression of income
Oct 18, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1371-HC-2025(MAD)
High Court
HC: Interest from employee loans by Electricity company qualifies as business income, not IFOS
Oct 18, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1373-HC-2025(GUJ)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Not filing Form 10B along with return but within statutory due date of audit report, eligible for Sec.11 exemption
Oct 18, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1370-ITAT-2025(CHNY)
High Court
HC: AO's action without jurisdiction, cites no recovery during stay; Directs Revenue to deposit recovered amount
Oct 11, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1334-HC-2025(BOM)
High Court
HC: Quashes reassessment by non-jurisdictional AO based on ITBA system sans transfer order u/s 127
Oct 11, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1333-HC-2025(GUJ)
High Court
HC: Allows DTVsV benefit on manually filed appeal, rejects Revenue's invalid appeal plea
Oct 11, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1335-HC-2025(GUJ)
High Court
HC: Stays Sec. 271(1)(c) penalty recovery due to quantum appeal pendency; Relegates to Appeal remedy
Oct 11, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1336-HC-2025(MAD)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Quashes assessment by non-jurisdictional AO despite transfer to Central Circle post survey
Oct 11, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1337-ITAT-2025(CHNY)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Prima facie adjustment by CPC u/s 143(1) on debatable Sec. 80M, GST refund issues invalid.
Oct 04, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1298-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Notice u/s 143(2) not issued in prescribed format, invalid, renders assessment order void ab initio
Oct 04, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1299-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Sets aside CIT(A)’s rectification order on delayed EPF contribution basis subsequent Checkmate judgment
Oct 04, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1300-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Sec. 56(2)(viii)(b) not invokable on leasehold rights; Deeming provisions confined strictly to ‘land & building’
Oct 04, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1301-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Mobikwik not liable to deduct TDS u/s 194H on payment gateway charges sans principal-agent relationship
Oct 04, 2025
- In Favour of :
- Citation Number : TS-1302-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: CIT(A) has no jurisdiction to remand in Sec. 201 proceedings; Statutory procedure requires strict compliance
Sep 27, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1285-ITAT-2025(RAI)
High Court
HC: Condones 2150 days’ delay in filing Form 10B; Accepts Assessee’s genuine hardship of denial of Sec. 11 deduction
Sep 27, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1284-HC-2025(BOM)
High Court
HC: Directs Revenue to grant personal hearing in compliance with SOP, sets aside faceless assessment order
Sep 27, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1281-HC-2025(GUJ)
High Court
HC: Quashes reassessment by JAO in central charge case; Follows Abhin Anilkumar judgement
Sep 27, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1283-HC-2025(RAJ)
High Court
HC: Condones 447 days delay in filing Form 10B; Accepts plea of professional’s oversight & inadvertent error
Sep 27, 2025
- In Favour of :
- Citation Number : TS-1282-HC-2025(BOM)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Confirms dismissal of Revenue’s appeal for low tax effect, as exception under CBDT circular inapplicable
Sep 20, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1253-ITAT-2025(Mum)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Deletes Sec. 271D penalty on cash sale of agricultural land; Land not ‘capital asset’ outside scope of Sec. 269SS
Sep 20, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1252-ITAT-2025(HYD)
High Court
HC: Rejects CIT(E) order denying approval u/s 12AB, pre-judging trust's charitable activities at registration state impermissible
Sep 20, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1251-HC-2025(GUJ)
High Court
HC: Quashes reassessment order passed without considering Assessee’s reply for breach of principle of natural justice
Sep 20, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1254-HC-2025(GUJ)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Receipt for sale of copyrighted IFE video/audio content, not royalty; Follows Engineering analysis
Sep 20, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1250-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Unexplained cash sale addition impermissible sans rejection of books of accounts u/s 145(3) & acceptance of audited results
Sep 20, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1249-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Allows provision for ‘discount’ recorded on accrual basis discharged subsequently; Rejects contingent liability plea
Sep 13, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1212-HC-2025(KAR)
High Court
HC: HC: Directs Revenue to grant refund to United Spirits, adjusted against obliterated demand for AY 2013-14
Sep 13, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1215-HC-2025(KAR)
High Court
HC: Addition on unaccounted sales sans corroborative evidence unjustified; Books rejection u/s 145(3) bereft of reason invalid
Sep 13, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1214-HC-2025(CHAT)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Upholds addition u/s 68 on unexplained RTGS credits, Assessee a conduit for accommodation entries at 2% commission
Sep 13, 2025
- In Favour of : Revenue
- Citation Number : TS-1213-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Sec. 153C proceedings reckons from date seized material handed over to AO; Quashes assessment beyond 10 years
Sep 13, 2025
- In Favour of :
- Citation Number : TS-1211-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Receipts for use of copyrighted software, not royalty; Follows Engineering Analysis judgement
Sep 06, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1173-HC-2025(KAR)
High Court
HC: Grants refund as Revenue fails to pass ‘appeal effect’ order within Sec.153(3) limitation
Sep 06, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1176-HC-2025(KAR)
High Court
HC: Stays benami proceedings on seized cash, IO's volte-face on beneficial ownership doubtful under Sec. 24(1) satisfaction
Sep 06, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1175-HC-2025(MAD)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Deletes duplicated addition of surrendered income, returned income cannot be reduced below declared figure
Sep 06, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1174-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Upholds assessment u/s 147 on evaluation of ‘surviving period’ following coordinate bench directions in Kanwaljeet Kaur
Aug 30, 2025
- In Favour of : Revenue
- Citation Number : TS-1134-HC-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Allows unconditional grant of stay, Tribunal orders binding on Revenue, directs expeditious disposal
Aug 30, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1125-HC-2025(BOM)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Quashes reassessment sans mandatory procedure u/s 148A; Dispatch date sine qua non for issuance u/s 148
Aug 30, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1131-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Leased aircraft at exclusive disposal of lessee, no PE under India-Ireland DTAA; Follows Sky high ruling
Aug 30, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1126-ITAT-2025(Mum)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Quashes revision qua unexplained share application money; AO’s view plausible basis due inquiry
Aug 30, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1132-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Deletes Sec. 68 addition for post demonetization cash deposit; Accepts prior year withdrawals as valid source of cash deposits
Aug 23, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1098-HC-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Deletes Sec. 271D penalty basis unregistered sale deed sans proof of cash receipt in violation of Sec. 269SS
Aug 23, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1101-ITAT-2025(CHNY)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Deletes addition u/s 69A, accepts cash deposits as explained through withdrawals, matured FDs sans contrary evidence
Aug 23, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1096-ITAT-2025(CHNY)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Assessment order passed in non-existent entity name incurable & non-est; Follows Maruti judgment
Aug 23, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1100-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Allows Sec. 80IC deduction despite revised return, audit report filed before assessment sufficient
Aug 23, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1099-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Upholds addition u/s 68 for unexplained share capital, given AO proved paper co. structure & dubious fund trails
Aug 16, 2025
- In Favour of : Revenue
- Citation Number : TS-1066-HC-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Grants TDS credit in year of actual receipt of compulsory acquisition compensation, notwithstanding accounting method
Aug 16, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1065-HC-2025(MAD)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Deletes Sec. 69A addition on pre-marriage gifts sans independent AO inquiry or defects in donor list
Aug 16, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1063-ITAT-2025(Ahd)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Upholds addition u/s 69 on unexplained purchases from GST cancelled supplier; Remits back for verification of ITC claim
Aug 16, 2025
- In Favour of : Both, Partially
- Citation Number : TS-1064-ITAT-2025(Ahd)
High Court
HC: Allows lower 10% LTCG tax claim u/s 112(1)(c)(iii), retrospectively, sans revised return
Aug 09, 2025
- In Favour of :
- Citation Number : TS-1037-HC-2025(GUJ)
High Court
HC: Quashes prosecution of part-time Director for tax default sans specific charge; Mere reliance on Sec. 278B unsustainable
Aug 09, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1036-HC-2025(BOM)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Quashes revision qua CSR expenditure deductible u/s 80G as AO’s view plausible; Debatable issue not subject to revision
Aug 09, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1035-ITAT-2025(Mum)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Upholds penalty for failure to prove creditor genuineness; Wrong claims causing Revenue loss attract penalty
Aug 09, 2025
- In Favour of : Revenue
- Citation Number : TS-1034-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Recalls order on Revenue’s MA, citing mistake apparent on record u/s 92BA TP adjustment on intra-unit transfer
Aug 09, 2025
- In Favour of : Revenue
- Citation Number : TS-1033-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Personal hearing cannot be denied basis SOP; Rules breach of principles of natural justice
Aug 02, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-997-HC-2025(GUJ)
High Court
HC: Assessment order passed in the name of non-existent entity non-est; Follows Maruti judgment
Aug 02, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-999-HC-2025(GUJ)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Assessment order passed by non-jurisdictional AO sans transfer order u/s 127 invalid
Aug 02, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-1000-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Quashes revision, DVO report obtained post-assessment not ‘record’ in terms of Explanation 1 of Sec.263
Aug 02, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-998-ITAT-2025(Ahd)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Inland haulage part of shipping business, entitled to benefit of Article 8 of India-UAE DTAA
Aug 02, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-992-ITAT-2025(Mum)
High Court
HC: Sec. 72A(4) inapplicable since re-structure Scheme not demerger as contemplated under the Act
Jul 26, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-963-HC-2025(BOM)
High Court
HC: Pending tax proceedings stands extinguished consequent to approval of resolution plan under IBC; Quashes reassessment
Jul 26, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-957-HC-2025(BOM)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Third Member concurs with AM, prior year’s order can be followed provided parity of facts
Jul 26, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-958-ITAT-2025(Mum)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Addition made beyond reasons recorded for reassessment invalid; Appeal valid despite non impleading heirs u/s 159
Jul 26, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-964-ITAT-2025(PUN)
High Court
HC: Deletes Sec. 68 addition on undervalued property transfer made by shareholders sans company involvement
Jul 19, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-927-HC-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Reassessment notice u/s 148 during pendency of assessment unsustainable sans determination of income escaping assessment
Jul 19, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-922-HC-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Upholds ITAT order quashing Sec.263 order; Twin conditions remained unsatisfied
Jul 19, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-926-HC-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Film distribution receipts not royalty u/s 9(1)(vi); Directs denovo adjudication bifurcating non-theoretical components
Jul 19, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-936-ITAT-2025(CHNY)
High Court
HC: Quashes reassessment by JAO in central charge case; Follows Venkataramana Reddy ruling
Jul 19, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-942-HC-2025(TEL)
High Court
HC: Quashes reassessment order passed in name of deceased Assessee over non-service to legal heirs
Jul 19, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-941-HC-2025(KAR)
High Court
HC: Quashes Sec. 148 notice; Grants liberty to revive petition by moving 'Praecipe' if Hexaware decision set aside
Jul 12, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-901-HC-2025(BOM)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Deletes addition u/s 69 based on dumb documents sans corroborative evidence; Upholds reassessment on prima facie belief
Jul 12, 2025
- In Favour of : Both, Partially
- Citation Number : TS-908-ITAT-2025(DEL)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Labour & farm expenses allowable on self-made vouchers as prevalent in Assessee’s business
Jul 12, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-909-ITAT-2025(Bang)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Reassessment notice time-barred under Sec. 149; SC ruling in Rajeev Bansal applies
Jul 12, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-907-ITAT-2025(CHNY)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Sec.69A addition based on loose sheet sans corroborative material & independent inquiry unsustainable
Jul 12, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-910-ITAT-2025(DEL)
High Court
HC: Service upon CA sans Assessee’s knowledge not sufficient service u/s 254; Condones delay of 2900 days
Jul 05, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-872-HC-2025(BOM)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Deletes Sec. 68 addition on penny stock gains, disproves AO’s allegation of share price rigging
Jul 05, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-876-ITAT-2025(Mum)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Condones delay by Nephrourology Institute due to Professional ill-advice; Rejects CIT(A) negligent approach
Jul 05, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-874-ITAT-2025(Bang)
High Court
HC: Proceedings initiated due to ‘mere change of opinion’, invalid; Quashes notice u/s 148
Jul 05, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-875-HC-2025(KER)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Reinsurance premium to Irish entity not taxable in India sans PE; Follows earlier order
Jul 05, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-873-ITAT-2025(Mum)
Income tax Appellate Tribunal
ITAT: Allows Sec. 80IA deduction despite belated Form 10CCB filing, form submission directory not mandatory
Jul 05, 2025
- In Favour of : Assessee
- Citation Number : TS-871-ITAT-2025(ASR)