Pre-amendment reassessment limitation bars late notices under the preserved regime, invalidating consequential reassessment for affected earlier asses...
Cash-sales explanations for bank deposits require documentary reconciliation; reassessment notice survived where effective response time was available...
Functional comparability in transfer pricing prevents ad hoc arm's length adjustments where functions, assets, risks and reliable comparables are unes...
Contingency expenses, exempt-income disallowance, and royalty benchmarking: unsupported adjustments were deleted under consistent accounting and trans...
Section 260A(2A) of the Income Tax Act does not expressly exclude application of the Limitation Act, declare the High Court functus officio after expiry of the appeal period, or contain restrictive wording barring condonation. Departmental processing, approval, preparation and execution of the appeal memorandum collectively established sufficient cause and bona fide diligence for a short delay. Merits of the proposed appeal should not be examined while deciding limitation, as that would compromise fairness at the admission stage. The delay was condoned, and the income-tax appeal was directed to be registered and listed for admission.
Section 260A(2A) of the Income Tax Act does not expressly exclude application of the Limitation Act, declare the High Court functus officio after expiry of the appeal period, or contain restrictive wording barring condonation. Departmental processing, approval, preparation and execution of the appeal memorandum collectively established sufficient cause and bona fide diligence for a short delay. Merits of the proposed appeal should not be examined while deciding limitation, as that would compromise fairness at the admission stage. The delay was condoned, and the income-tax appeal was directed to be registered and listed for admission.
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