Political contribution deductions require genuine transactions; banking records and party registration alone cannot defeat evidence of accommodation e...
Post-death GST liability permits fresh proceedings against legal representatives, while discontinued-business recovery remains limited to the inherite...
Non-confirmation of FEMA seizure prevents adjudicators from overriding pending appellate findings on recorded reasons and suspected foreign asset hold...
Levy of penalty u/s 114(i) of the Customs Act - abetment in smuggling - It is settled law that for imposition of penalty, it is necessary to establish a positive role on the part of the concerned person or the establishment of mens rea on part of such a person is a must. Vague allegations and negligence, if any, howsoever grave cannot be assumed to mean abetment so as to invoke penal action. For any penal action to be enforced, the establishment of an active role on the part of the accused is imperative. - AT
Levy of penalty u/s 114(i) of the Customs Act - abetment in smuggling - It is settled law that for imposition of penalty, it is necessary to establish a positive role on the part of the concerned person or the establishment of mens rea on part of such a person is a must. Vague allegations and negligence, if any, howsoever grave cannot be assumed to mean abetment so as to invoke penal action. For any penal action to be enforced, the establishment of an active role on the part of the accused is imperative. - AT
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.