[aaykarbhavan] [ITR] ITR Volume 355 : Part 4 (Issue dated : 29-7-2013)

INCOME TAX REPORTS (ITR)--PRINT AND ONLINE EDITION

ONLINE EDITION

SUBJECT INDEX TO CASES REPORTED

High Courts

Business expenditure --Deduction only on actual payment--Year in which expenditure is allowable--Effect of section 43B--Mercantile system of accounting--Liability incurred and amount actually paid in accounting year--Amount legally due in following year--Amount deductible--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 43B-- Paharpur Cooling Towers Ltd. v. CIT (Cal) . . . 177

----Disallowance--Deduction only on actual payment--Tax, cess or duty actually not paid in year of account--Amounts deposited by assessee in Central excise personal ledger account in terms of Central Excise Rules to cover duty liability against clearances of goods--Assessee bound by Rules to keep account in respect of each excisable product--Amount remaining outstanding in personal ledger account at end of year--Part of duty liability--Not disallowable--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 43B-- CIT v . Maruti Suzuki India Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 187

----Disallowance--Provision for warranties--No disallowance could be made--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 37-- CIT v . Maruti Suzuki India Ltd . (Delhi) . . . 187

Refund --Interest on excess refund received by assessee--Law applicable--Effect of insertion of Explanation 2 to section 234D--Refund granted prior to 1-6-2003 but proceedings for assessment completed after 1-6-2003--Interest payable by assessee--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 234D-- CIT v . Indian Oil Corporation Ltd .
(Bom) . . . 198

PRINT EDITION

ITR Volume 355 : Part 4 (Issue dated : 29-7-2013)

SUBJECT INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

HIGH COURTS

Appeal to High Court --Competency of appeal--Effect of section 268A--Tax effect less than monetary limit prescribed by CBDT--Conflicting stands by assessee before Assessing Officer and Tribunal--Appeal not maintainable--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 260A, 268A-- CIT v . Jugal Kishore Mahanta (Gauhati) . . . 432

----Powers of High Court--Power to frame additional question of law--High Court has power to frame additional question of law during hearing--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 260A-- CIT v . Indo Gulf Fertilizers Ltd. (All) . . . 437

Business expenditure --Disallowance--Excessive or unreasonable payments--Tribunal finding assessee did purchases at prevailing market rates and seller incurred certain expenditure in engaging personnel in office and other operations--Section 40A(2) had no application--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 40A(2)-- CIT v . Vijay M. Mistry Construction Ltd . (Guj) . . . 498

----Excess provision under heads “consultancy charges and professional fees†--Allowable--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 37-- CIT v . Armour Consultants P. Ltd .
(Mad) . . . 418

----Scientific research--Assessee requesting two companies to make payments on its behalf in view of shortage of funds--Revenue not disputing fact or disproving by them--Companies obtaining receipts in their name but claiming no deduction--Assessee paying amounts subsequently to those two companies--Assessee cannot be denied deduction--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 35(1)(ii)-- CIT v . Armour Consultants P. Ltd.
(Mad) . . . 418

Capital gains --Capital asset--Cost of acquisition--Capital asset acquired by assessee under gift--Indexed cost of acquisition--To be with reference to year in which previous owner acquired asset and not year in which assessee acquired asset--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 2(42A), Expln. 1(i)(b), 48-- CIT v . Manjula J. Shah (Bom) . . . 474

----Capital asset--Exclusion--Agricultural land--Meaning of--Effect of section 2(14)(b)--Land within specified distance from local limit of municipality--Not agricultural land--Gains on transfer of land--Capital gains tax leviable--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 2(14)(b), 45--General Clauses Act, 1897, s. 3(31)-- CIT v. Smt. Rani Tara Devi
(P&H) . . . 457

Capital or revenue expenditure --Expenses towards designing and lay out, temporary partition and construction for making leased business premises functional--Revenue expenditure--Income-tax Act, 1961-- CIT v. Armour Consultants P. Ltd .
(Mad) . . . 418

Charitable purpose --Charitable trust--Registration--Test of genuineness of activity not a ground for refusal of registration--Genuineness of objects to be tested--Registration not to be rejected on ground trust has not yet commenced charitable or religious activity--Commissioner satisfied with objects of trust for subsequent year--Refusal of registration for preceding year not justified--Exemption from application of income received by way of donation--To be decided when return is filed--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 12AA-- Hardayal Charitable and Educational Trust v. CIT (All) . . . 534

Deduction of tax at source --Commission--Scope of section 194H--Difference between sale and agency--Sale of stamp paper to licensed vendors under U. P. Stamp Rules, 1942--Sale--Tax not deductible at source on discount on such sales--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 194H-- Chief Treasury Officer v. Union of India (All) . . . 484

Housing project --Special deduction--Computation--Interest on delayed payment by purchasers--Balance due from contractors and suppliers--Part of income derived from development of housing project--Entitled to deduction--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 80-IB(10)-- CIT v. Pratham Developers (Guj) . . . 507

Income from undisclosed sources --Assessee proving purchase and existence of crane--No claim of cost of crane in return and no debit in profit and loss account--No addition could be made in respect of purchase price--No material to show crane not in existence--Depreciation not disallowable--Income-tax Act, 1961-- CIT v . Vijay M. Mistry Construction Ltd. (Guj) . . . 498

----Disallowance on account of inflated purchases--Question of fact--Tribunal enhancing disallowance to twenty-five per cent. of cash withdrawals--No interference--Income-tax Act, 1961-- CIT v. Vijay M. Mistry Construction Ltd . (Guj) . . . 498

Interpretation of taxing statutes --Principle of ejusdem generis-- CIT v . Smt. Rani Tara Devi (P&H) . . . 457

----Proviso-- CIT v. Indo Gulf Fertilizers Ltd . (All) . . . 437

Offences and prosecution --Deduction of tax at source--Company--Failure to deposit tax deducted at source to credit of Central Government--Dismissal of complaint for failure by Income-tax Officer to produce documents before trial court within reasonable time--Documents in judicial custody in some other case--Prosecution case to be decided on the merits--No prejudice caused to accused if original complaint restored--Direction to restore complaint--Income-tax Act, 1961, ss. 276B, 278B-- P. Jayanandan, Income-tax Officer v . Sri Ramakrishna Steel Industries Ltd . (Mad) . . . 528

Search and seizure --Block assessment--Powers of Assessing Officer and Appellate Tribunal--Assessing Officer or Tribunal cannot consider validity of search--Income-tax Act, 1961, s. 158BC-- CIT v. Dr. A. K. Bansal (Individual) (All) . . . 513

Words and phrases --Meaning of “deemed†and “satisfied†-- CIT v. Indo Gulf Fertilizers Ltd . (All) . . . 437

SECTIONWISE INDEX TO CASES REPORTED IN THIS PART

General Clauses Act, 1897 :

S. 3(31) --Capital gains--Capital asset--Exclusion--Agricultural land--Meaning of--Effect of section 2(14)(b)--Land within specified distance from local limit of municipality--Not agricultural land--Gains on transfer of land--Capital gains tax leviable-- CIT v. Smt. Rani Tara Devi (P&H) . . . 457

Income-tax Act, 1961 :

S. 2(14)(b) --Capital gains--Capital asset--Exclusion--Agricultural land--Meaning of--Effect of section 2(14)(b)--Land within specified distance from local limit of municipality--Not agricultural land--Gains on transfer of land--Capital gains tax leviable-- CIT v. Smt. Rani Tara Devi (P&H) . . . 457

S. 2(42A), Expln. 1(i)(b) --Capital gains--Capital asset--Cost of acquisition--Capital asset acquired by assessee under gift--Indexed cost of acquisition--To be with reference to year in which previous owner acquired asset and not year in which assessee acquired asset-- CIT v . Manjula J. Shah (Bom) . . . 474

S. 12AA --Charitable purpose--Charitable trust--Registration--Test of genuineness of activity not a ground for refusal of registration--Genuineness of objects to be tested--Registration not to be rejected on ground trust has not yet commenced charitable or religious activity--Commissioner satisfied with objects of trust for subsequent year--Refusal of registration for preceding year not justified--Exemption from application of income received by way of donation--To be decided when return is filed-- Hardayal Charitable and Educational Trust v. CIT (All) . . . 534

S. 35(1)(ii) --Business expenditure--Scientific research--Assessee requesting two companies to make payments on its behalf in view of shortage of funds--Revenue not disputing fact or disproving by them--Companies obtaining receipts in their name but claiming no deduction--Assessee paying amounts subsequently to those two companies--Assessee cannot be denied deduction-- CIT v . Armour Consultants P. Ltd.
(Mad) . . . 418

S. 37 --Business expenditure--Excess provision under heads “consultancy charges and professional fees†--Allowable-- CIT v . Armour Consultants P. Ltd .
(Mad) . . . 418

S. 40A(2) --Business expenditure--Disallowance--Excessive or unreasonable payments--Tribunal finding assessee did purchases at prevailing market rates and seller incurred certain expenditure in engaging personnel in office and other operations--Section 40A(2) had no application-- CIT v . Vijay M. Mistry Construction Ltd .
(Guj) . . . 498

S. 45 --Capital gains--Capital asset--Exclusion--Agricultural land--Meaning of--Effect of section 2(14)(b)--Land within specified distance from local limit of municipality--Not agricultural land--Gains on transfer of land--Capital gains tax leviable-- CIT v. Smt. Rani Tara Devi (P&H) . . . 457

S. 48 --Capital gains--Capital asset--Cost of acquisition--Capital asset acquired by assessee under gift--Indexed cost of acquisition--To be with reference to year in which previous owner acquired asset and not year in which assessee acquired asset-- CIT v . Manjula J. Shah (Bom) . . . 474

S. 80-IB(10) --Housing project--Special deduction--Computation--Interest on delayed payment by purchasers--Balance due from contractors and suppliers--Part of income derived from development of housing project--Entitled to deduction-- CIT v. Pratham Developers (Guj) . . . 507

S. 158BC --Search and seizure--Block assessment--Powers of Assessing Officer and Appellate Tribunal--Assessing Officer or Tribunal cannot consider validity of search-- CIT v. Dr. A. K. Bansal (Individual) (All) . . . 513

S. 194H --Deduction of tax at source--Commission--Scope of section 194H--Difference between sale and agency--Sale of stamp paper to licensed vendors under U. P. Stamp Rules, 1942--Sale--Tax not deductible at source on discount on such sales-- Chief Treasury Officer v. Union of India (All) . . . 484

S. 260A --Appeal to High Court--Competency of appeal--Effect of section 268A--Tax effect less than monetary limit prescribed by CBDT--Conflicting stands by assessee before Assessing Officer and Tribunal--Appeal not maintainable-- CIT v . Jugal Kishore Mahanta (Gauhati) . . . 432

----Appeal to High Court--Powers of High Court--Power to frame additional question of law--High Court has power to frame additional question of law during hearing-- CIT v . Indo Gulf Fertilizers Ltd. (All) . . . 437

S. 268A --Appeal to High Court--Competency of appeal--Effect of section 268A--Tax effect less than monetary limit prescribed by CBDT--Conflicting stands by assessee before Assessing Officer and Tribunal--Appeal not maintainable-- CIT v . Jugal Kishore Mahanta (Gauhati) . . . 432

S. 276B --Offences and prosecution--Deduction of tax at source--Company--Failure to deposit tax deducted at source to credit of Central Government--Dismissal of complaint for failure by Income-tax Officer to produce documents before trial court within reasonable time--Documents in judicial custody in some other case--Prosecution case to be decided on the merits--No prejudice caused to accused if original complaint restored--Direction to restore complaint-- P. Jayanandan, Income-tax Officer v . Sri Ramakrishna Steel Industries Ltd . (Mad) . . . 528

S. 278B --Offences and prosecution--Deduction of tax at source--Company--Failure to deposit tax deducted at source to credit of Central Government--Dismissal of complaint for failure by Income-tax Officer to produce documents before trial court within reasonable time--Documents in judicial custody in some other case--Prosecution case to be decided on the merits--No prejudice caused to accused if original complaint restored--Direction to restore complaint-- P. Jayanandan, Income-tax Officer v . Sri Ramakrishna Steel Industries Ltd . (Mad) . . . 528

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Posted By Rajkumar to ITR at 8/02/2013 11:05:00 PM

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