Settlement under the Vivad se Vishwas Scheme for an assessment completed under section 143(3) does not settle a separate reassessment made under section 147 read with section 144B. Dismissal of an appeal on the assumption that the reassessment dispute was settled is unsustainable where the scheme settlement concerns only the separate regular assessment. The contested reassessment issues require adjudication on their merits by the appellate authority.

Critical banking computer resources comprising ICICI Bank's Core Banking Solution, Real Time Gross Settlement, National Electronic Fund Transfer and Structured Financial Messaging Server are declared protected systems under the Information Technology Act, 2000. Associated computer-resource dependencies are also covered. Access is limited to authorised bank employees, authorised managed-service-provider or third-party-vendor personnel requiring need-based access, and case-by-case authorised consultants, regulators, government officials, auditors and stakeholders.

Section 50C requires the prescribed stamp-duty value to be adopted for capital-gains computation where declared consideration is lower, subject to the valuation mechanism under Section 50C(2). Land valuation must adequately reflect material factors affecting value, including road and transport access, location, size, timing, amenities and future potential. Where those factors are not properly considered, the valuation may be excessive. On the stated facts, the Section 50C addition was restricted, with the determination confined to the particular assessment circumstances rather than treated as a general precedent.

Shri Amitesh Kumar Sinha, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, was designated as the Designated Officer for the procedure governing blocking of public access to information under section 69A(1) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, read with rule 3 of the 2009 procedural and safeguards rules. The designation replaced an earlier designation and was subsequently superseded in October 2023.

Customs arrangements for 24x7 working and extended functioning of assessment groups, docks and laboratory facilities are modified by deleting the words "in China" from paragraph 2. The change removes a geographic qualification from that provision. All other provisions, operational arrangements and requirements relating to the extended customs working framework remain unchanged.

Valuation for an addition arising from the difference between purchase consideration and property value under Section 56(2)(vii)(b) must reflect material adverse features affecting the land. High-voltage transmission lines and electricity towers rendered substantial portions unusable, while lack of direct highway access and monsoon-season approach further reduced value. Comparable sale instances must be shown to be adjoining or otherwise sufficiently comparable. A uniform valuation of Rs. 510 per square metre was excessive in these circumstances. Both land parcels should be valued uniformly at Rs. 450 per square metre, with the addition recomputed accordingly.

UCC (Un-cleared Cargo Clearance) software operates as a shared electronic platform for tracking containers pending disposal and monitoring disposal-related pendency. Deputy and Assistant Commissioners assigned to Docks and Groups function as superusers, while Superintendents and Appraisers function as sub-users. Trained personnel must regularly update pendency positions through the UCC website, and operational difficulties may be escalated to the designated disposal-section office.

The Group Coordinator (Cyber Law) in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is designated as the Designated Officer for the procedure governing blocking of public access to information. The designation is made under section 69A(1) of the Information Technology Act, 2000, read with rule 3 of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009.

UCC data management is mandatory for disposal of longstanding containers through auction or destruction. Container Freight Stations must complete prescribed checklists before submitting auction or destruction files and before out-of-charge for successful auction bids, with verification by disposal officers. Checklists may be printed only after required UCC updates. UCC records must also be updated for customs-auction adjudication, adjudication concerning redemption of confiscated goods, and re-export proceedings.

Application of the notice requirement under section 143(2) to block assessments under Chapter XIV-B involves the statutory qualification "so far as may be", the proviso prescribing the notice time limit, and compliance with principles of natural justice, including audi alteram partem. The key legal focus is whether and how the regular assessment notice procedure and its temporal limits operate within the special block-assessment framework.

Notice under section 143(2) in a block assessment under Chapter XIV-B raises the extent to which regular assessment procedures apply so far as may be. The key issues concern whether the proviso prescribing the notice time limit governs such block assessments and whether timely notice is required to satisfy audi alteram partem requirements.

Section 80P(2)(d) permits a co-operative society to deduct interest income derived from investments or deposits with another co-operative society. Section 80P(4) prevents a co-operative bank from claiming deduction under Section 80P but does not alter its status as a co-operative society registered under applicable State co-operative societies law. Interest received by a co-operative society on deposits with co-operative banks therefore qualifies for deduction under Section 80P(2)(d).

The Central Government, exercising its powers under section 79A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, designates Cyber Forensic Division, State Forensics Science Laboratory, Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, as an Examiner of Electronic Evidence within India. Its authorised scope is confined to computer (media) forensics, excluding floppy disk drives, and mobile devices forensics.

Late filing charges for delayed Bills of Entry may be waived by the designated proper officer. A separate ICES ACL-menu function de-links the waiver from Bill of Entry assessment. Before duty payment, an officer with the ACL role may process the waiver after obtaining the required approval, without recalling the Bill of Entry. This avoids reassessment of RMS-facilitated Bills of Entry solely for reduction or removal of late filing charges.

Cyber Forensic Laboratory, Air Force Cyber Group, New Delhi, is designated as an Examiner of Electronic Evidence within India under section 79A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Its approved functions include computer (media) forensics and mobile devices forensics. The scope expressly excludes floppy disk drive examination and confines recognised electronic-evidence examination to the specified forensic categories.

Common Advertisement Code requires regulated entities to ensure advertisements are true, fair, accurate, complete, unambiguous, and comprehensible to investors. Celebrity endorsements are limited to brand or entity promotion, require prior approval, cannot include product-specific inducements or claims, and cannot be charged to clients or mutual fund schemes. Advertisements must include prescribed disclosures and disclaimers, substantiate statistical material, avoid investor inducements and dark patterns, and use only permitted ratings or rankings subject to explanatory and comparability conditions.

Section 80P(2)(d) allows a co-operative society to deduct interest derived from investments with another co-operative society. A co-operative bank continues to fall within the definition of a co-operative society under Section 2(19), even though Section 80P(4) excludes the bank itself from claiming a deduction under Section 80P. Where conflicting non-jurisdictional High Court decisions exist, the interpretation favourable to the assessee applies. Interest income from bank investments was therefore treated as eligible for deduction under Section 80P(2)(a)(i) or Section 80P(2)(d).

The Central Government designates the Directorate of Forensic Science, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, as an Examiner of Electronic Evidence under section 79A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Its authorised scope covers computer media forensics and mobile device forensics for examination of electronic evidence within India.

Mutual fund regulatory requirements are realigned by replacing references to the Fifth Schedule in regulation 28 and regulation 81(l) with references to Chapter IIID of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008. The Fifth Schedule is omitted, and the amendments take effect on the one hundred eightieth day following publication in the Official Gazette.

Electronic evidence examination is assigned to the State Forensic Science Laboratory, Madiwala, Bengaluru, Karnataka, as an Examiner of Electronic Evidence under section 79A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Its authorised scope includes computer media forensics, excluding floppy disk drives, and mobile device forensics.