Addition under Section 69 of Income Tax Act 1961- On Money – purchase of Shop

  ITAT Mumbai Strikes Down Additions for Want of Proof Ajay Kumar Agrawal Nehru Place, New Delhi (For Professional Circulation) 03 January 2026 The decision of the Mumbai Bench of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Mumbai Bench in Jayantilal Purohit v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle–4(2), Mumbai (ITA Nos. 5682, 5683 and 5684/Mum/2025, … Read more

TDS u/s 195 on Sponsorship & Trademark Rights – Indo-Singapore DTAA

  CA AJAY KUMAR AGRAWAL Nehru Place, New Delhi Case Reference – 0004 | Date: 31/12/2025 For Professional Circulation Delhi High Court | Judgment dated 24 December 2025 W.P.(C) 15181/2004 LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. Versus Director of Income Tax (International Taxation) & Anr. Core Issue: The core issue before the Delhi High … Read more

Condonation of Delay for Filing Return of Income u/s 119(2)(b)

Delhi High Court | Judgment dated 23 December 2025 W.P.(C) 19589/2025 & CM Appl. 81894/2025 Manjit Singh Dhaliwal versus Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation)-01, New Delhi The Delhi High Court examined the scope and limits of the power of condonation of delay under section 119(2)(b) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, in the context of … Read more

Penalty for cash transactions in property

  Shri Jagdish Prashad Gupta Vs  Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Range – 1(1), Muzaffarnagar ITA No. 3822/Del/2024 | ITAT Delhi Assessment Year: 2017-18 Order dated: 23 December 2025   CORE ISSUE: Whether penalty under section 271D of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for alleged violation of section 269SS can be sustained in a case where … Read more

Recording Testimony of a Minor Daughter After Seven Years Not Legally Justified: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, while making significant observations in a criminal case relating to dowry harassment and abetment of suicide, has categorically held that producing a minor child as a prosecution witness several years after the incident is neither necessary nor in the interest of justice. The Court observed: “First, there is no material on record … Read more

Interest in capital assets – alternative claim for 24(b) deduction

  Allowance of claim of interest expenses – assessee had claimed as business expenses and alternatively, as expenses allowable under the head “Income from House Property” u/s 24(b) – asset was put to use ITAT JAIPUR: Rup Kumar Ramchandani Prop. M/s SHE, Ajmer Versus Income Tax Officer, Ward-1 (2) Ajmer,No.- ITA No. 1258/JPR/2025 Dated: December … Read more

Penalty for maintenance of Books of account

Whether penalty under section 271A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 can be levied where the assessee has maintained books of account which were audited under section 44AB, but the Assessing Officer rejected the books under section 145(3) due to alleged deficiencies and estimated income. Case Citation – ITAT Kolkata Anita Basak v. ACIT, Central Circle-1(1), … Read more

Alleged Bogus Purchases – Comparision of two Cases

Case 1: M/s KDP Infrastructure Private Limited v. DCIT-ITAT Delhi | ITA No. 1094/Del/2024 | Order dated 12.12.2025 Case 2: ACIT, Circle-1 v. Taparia Tools Ltd., Nashik-ITAT Pune | ITA No. 1337/PUN/2025 | Order dated 10.12.2025 Comparison of Facts In KDP Infrastructure, the allegation of bogus purchases was founded exclusively on information received from the … Read more

Pension and gratuity are not charity, but accrued statutory rights: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court, while delivering an important judgment in a decades-old education service dispute, has held that teachers cannot be deprived of pension, gratuity and salary arrears on the basis of management infighting, administrative apathy or inquiries conducted after several years. The Court observed that: “The State, having accepted their services and paid them … Read more