Inherited property sale proceeds require capital-gains treatment where ownership is supported by evidence, not suspicion or unverified signature doubt...
Cross-examination of retracted statements is essential where foundational evidence supports a benami allegation and documented funding explanations re...
Capital-goods exemption covers plant-modernisation accessories, while the import restriction applies only to earlier capital-goods components and spar...
Constitutional judicial review permits challenges to ECIRs and connected money-laundering proceedings where coercive action affects fundamental intere...
The ITAT upheld the CIT(A)'s deletion of additions under section 68 relating to unsecured loans, finding the assessee satisfactorily proved the identity and creditworthiness of lenders and genuineness of transactions, supported by banking channel evidence and legal precedents. The tribunal confirmed that denial of cross-examination rendered the AO's additions unsustainable. Consequently, disallowance of interest on such loans and alleged commission payments were also deleted. The reassessment order under section 147 was quashed as the AO exceeded jurisdiction by making additions beyond the reasons recorded. Additions based on uncorroborated WhatsApp chats were deleted, adhering to principles against relying on non-speaking documents without corroborative evidence. The CIT(A)'s confirmation of disallowance of education and health cess expenses under section 40(a)(ii) and disallowance of delayed PF and ESI contributions under section 36(1)(va) was affirmed, following Supreme Court rulings. All revenue appeals were dismissed.
The ITAT upheld the CIT(A)'s deletion of additions under section 68 relating to unsecured loans, finding the assessee satisfactorily proved the identity and creditworthiness of lenders and genuineness of transactions, supported by banking channel evidence and legal precedents. The tribunal confirmed that denial of cross-examination rendered the AO's additions unsustainable. Consequently, disallowance of interest on such loans and alleged commission payments were also deleted. The reassessment order under section 147 was quashed as the AO exceeded jurisdiction by making additions beyond the reasons recorded. Additions based on uncorroborated WhatsApp chats were deleted, adhering to principles against relying on non-speaking documents without corroborative evidence. The CIT(A)'s confirmation of disallowance of education and health cess expenses under section 40(a)(ii) and disallowance of delayed PF and ESI contributions under section 36(1)(va) was affirmed, following Supreme Court rulings. All revenue appeals were dismissed.
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.