Income Tax Act 1961 Archive

Satisfaction Note without Date Supplied to Petitioner after 2 years : Gujarat HC Quashes Notice u/s 153C of Income Tax Act

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GUJARAT HIGH COURT: Virat Alloys Private Limited v. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle, Gandhinagar (SCA No. 5039/2024) Background: The petitioner company filed its revised return of income for the A.Y 2015-16 on 09.03.2017 declaring its income of Rs. Nil. A search was carried out in case of M/s World Window Group. It was …
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Delhi High Court upholds non-taxability of fees paid to international law firm, overrules Virtual PE theory

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DELHI HIGH COURT: Commissioner of Income Tax, International Taxation-1, New Delhi v. Clifford Chance Pte Ltd (ITA 353/2025) Background: The assessee, a Singapore-based non-resident law firm, filed NIL income returns for AYs 2020-21 and 2021-22. The AO alleged that the assessee had a service Permanent Establishment (“PE”) and a virtual service PE in India under …
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Maintainability of proceedings under Section 153C against a person whose premises were searched.

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KARNATAKA HIGH COURT: Sri. Kewal Chand Jain v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (W.P. No. 30135/2021) Background: The petitioner challenged assessment order u/s 153C r/w Section 144 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. His residential premises were subjected to a search u/s 132, pursuant to which certain documents were seized. Despite search being conducted at his …
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Supreme Court: Reassessment based on borrowed satisfaction and without new tangible material amounts to a mere change of opinion and is therefore invalid.

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Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax v. Rakesh Ramamlal Shah Background: The Assessee (Rakesh Ramanlal Shah) filed his return of income for the A.Y. 2014-15 on 26.07.2014, declaring a total income of Rs. 39,61,071/-. The case was selected for scrutiny, and the Assessing Officer (AO) conducted an examination under Section 143(3) of the Income Tax …
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Gujarat HC:Denial of adjournment and ignoring stay orders led the High Court to quash assessment and penalty orders for violation of natural justice and systemic administrative failure

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SHREE SARKHEJ KELAVANI MANDAL V. ADDITIONAL/JOINT/DY. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX/INCOME TAX OFFICER & ANR. Background: The Petitioner filed its return of income for the A.Y. 2018-19 om 30.03.2019 declaring Nil Income, claiming exemption under section 11 & 12 of the Income Tax Act. The Petitioner submitted an audit report in Form No. 10 but …
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Delhi HC: Reassessment was quashed as time-barred due to absence of escaped income in the form of an asset and full disclosure by the assessee

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Delhi HC: RATNAGIRI GAS AND POWER PVT. LTD. V. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX Background: The Petitioner. Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt. Ltd. filed a Petition challenging a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the A.Y. 2013-14. Essentially, the Petitioner was aggrieved by the initiation of reassessment …
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