Charitable trust registration requires a specified-violation notice; settled cash deposits and related-party payments did not justify cancellation or ...
External development charges trigger TDS under section 194C, while disputed administrative payments require factual verification and fresh adjudicatio...
Section 270AA penalty immunity requires identified statutory defaults and a hearing before rejection; reassessment disclosure may constitute under-rep...
Section 80JJAA employee-cost deduction allowed for deployed staff but barred against transfer-pricing income enhancement, with pricing issues remanded...
Transfer-pricing methodology protects commercially genuine associated-enterprise payments, while pre-2016 secondary adjustments and related notional i...
Negative liens over operating assets can constitute international transactions requiring arm's-length pricing reflecting restricted borrowing and expa...
Cross-examination rights in Customs Broker revocation inquiries require witness examination; procedural denial may be cured through fresh adjudication...
HC ruled that time limits under Section 144C(13) for completing assessments following DRP directions are mandatory, not directory. The AO must pass orders within one month from the end of the month in which DRP directions are received. This limitation period cannot be counted from when the Transfer Pricing Officer implements DRP directions. The assessment order dated February 27, 2015, was held time-barred as it exceeded statutory limits. The court emphasized that limitation laws provide certainty and finality to tax proceedings, preventing indefinite litigation exposure. Following precedent in Vodafone Idea Limited, the court affirmed the mandatory nature of Section 144C(13) timelines and ruled in the assessee's favor, stressing strict adherence to prescribed time limits.
HC ruled that time limits under Section 144C(13) for completing assessments following DRP directions are mandatory, not directory. The AO must pass orders within one month from the end of the month in which DRP directions are received. This limitation period cannot be counted from when the Transfer Pricing Officer implements DRP directions. The assessment order dated February 27, 2015, was held time-barred as it exceeded statutory limits. The court emphasized that limitation laws provide certainty and finality to tax proceedings, preventing indefinite litigation exposure. Following precedent in Vodafone Idea Limited, the court affirmed the mandatory nature of Section 144C(13) timelines and ruled in the assessee's favor, stressing strict adherence to prescribed time limits.
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.