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Income Tax Act, 1961

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SIDDHARTH SANJAY BOPALKARversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 1 LATUR AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The petitioner, Siddharth Sanjay Bopalkar, filed a writ petition challenging a notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO). The core issue was whether, after the faceless reassessment scheme introduced on 29‑03‑2022, the JAO retained …

SUDHIR NIVRUTTI DAMBIRversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD-2 AHMEDNAGAR AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, listed a large number of writ petitions for transfer to the Principal Seat following a Supreme Court judgment dated 10 April 2026 in Income Tax Officer, Ward2(1) vs. Tej Pratap Singh. The Court directed that the petitioners may amend their petitions to …

TUSHAR DIGAMBAR JOSHIversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD-1 AHMEDNAGAR AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, listed a large number of writ petitions for transfer to the Principal Seat following a Supreme Court judgment dated 10 April 2026 in Income Tax Officer, Ward2(1) vs. Tej Pratap Singh. The Court directed that the petitioners may amend their petitions to …

MANOJ RAMHARI FUTANEversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 1 LATUR AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, listed a large number of writ petitions for transfer to the Principal Seat following a Supreme Court judgment dated 10 April 2026 in Income Tax Officer, Ward2(1) vs. Tej Pratap Singh. The Court directed that the petitioners may amend their petitions to …

UMESH BADHUBHAI PATILversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD - 1 DHULE AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, listed a large number of writ petitions and associated civil applications for consideration following a Supreme Court judgment dated 10 April 2026 in Income Tax Officer, Ward 2(1), Chandigarh v. Tej Pratap Singh. Petitioners, through counsel, sought transfer …

SUNIL GANPAT DIGHEversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 2 AHMEDNAGAR AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, listed a large number of writ petitions for transfer to the Principal Seat following a Supreme Court judgment dated 10 April 2026 in Income Tax Officer, Ward2(1) vs. Tej Pratap Singh. The Court directed that the petitioners may amend their petitions to …

ANIL SAMPATRAO RAHANEversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 2 AHMEDNAGAR AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, listed a large number of writ petitions for transfer to the Principal Seat following a Supreme Court judgment dated 10 April 2026 in Income Tax Officer, Ward2(1) vs. Tej Pratap Singh. The Court directed that the petitioners may amend their petitions to …

JAYANT SHARAD NIKUMBHversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 2 AHMEDNAGAR AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, listed a large number of writ petitions for transfer to the Principal Seat following a Supreme Court judgment dated 10 April 2026 in Income Tax Officer, Ward2(1) vs. Tej Pratap Singh. The Court directed that the petitioners may amend their petitions to …

VINOD PREMCHAND SURANAversusTHE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHER

DISPOSED OFF

Vinod Premchand Surana filed a writ petition challenging a notice issued under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO). The Bombay High Court, relying on its earlier decision in Hexaware Technologies Ltd., held that after the faceless reassessment scheme …

HARINATH SANGRAMAPPA KALPEversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 1 AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The petitioner, Harinath Sangramappa Kalpe, challenged a notice issued under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO). The Bombay High Court, relying on its earlier decision in Hexaware Technologies Ltd. which held that after the faceless reassessment …

HARINATH SANGRAMAPPAversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 1 NANDED AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

Petitioner Harinath Sangramappa challenged a notice issued under section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO). The Bombay High Court, relying on its earlier decision in Hexaware Technologies Ltd., held that after the faceless reassessment scheme came into …

MALLAPPA RAYAPPA MENDIGERIversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 2, SATARA AND ORS.

TRANSFER TO OTHER COURT AT ADMISSION STAGE

The petitioner, Mallappa Rayappa Mendigeri, filed a writ petition challenging the validity of Section 147A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The High Court, noting an administrative order dated 26 June 2026 that mandates all such petitions be transferred to the Principal Seat at Mumbai, directed that the …

PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX- 15versusZYDUS NYCOMED HEALTHCARE PVT LTD.

DISPOSED OFF

The Revenue appealed to the Bombay High Court under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, challenging an ITAT order that granted Zydus Nycomed Healthcare exemption under Section 10B(7) read with Section 80‑IA(10) based on a computed fair selling price of a drug intermediate. The Revenue projected two …

JAYESH VINODKUMAR TANNAversusUNION OF INDIA AND ANR

DISPOSED OFF

The petitioner, Jayesh Vinodkumar Tanna, filed a writ petition under Articles 226/227 seeking to quash a Section 148 notice dated 30 June 2021, a Section 148A(6) show‑cause notice dated 1 June 2022, the order under Section 148A(d) dated 31 July 2022, and a fresh Section 148 notice dated 31 July …

PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CENTRAL) NAGPURversusASHOKA BUILDCON LTD.

DISPOSED OFF

The Revenue appealed to the Bombay High Court under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, challenging the ITAT's order that deleted a penalty imposed on Ashoka Buildcon Ltd under Section 271(1)(c). The appellant reformulated five legal questions alleging that the Tribunal erred in deleting the …

MANOJ PUNAMCHAND OSWALversusVIJAY OIMKARMAL GANDHI AND ANR

Dismissed

The appellant Manoj Oswal was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a cheque of Rs.8.5 lakh that was dishonoured. He appealed the conviction, arguing that the cheque was deposited in a different account than the payee's, that there was no clearing stamp, and that …

THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF TAX - 27versus3NN CORPORATION

DISMISSED

The Revenue appealed against the ITAT order that allowed 3NN Corporation’s challenge to a revisional assessment that sought to tax notional rent on unsold flats. The Revisional Authority, invoking Section 263, had held that the Annual Letting Value of the completed but unsold flats was assessable as …

JAI HIND SINDHU EDUCATION TRUST AND ORSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Dismissed

The Jai Hind Sindhu Education Trust, a public charitable trust that runs several schools and a college in Pune, sought a declaration that its premises are exempt from property tax under Section 132(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949. The Pimpri‑Chinchwad Municipal Corporation …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX AND ANOTHERversusSH. CHANDRA PRAKASH GOEL

The revenue appealed against Tribunal orders that had allowed the assessee, Sh. Chandra Prakash Goel, to set aside assessment orders for AY 2010-11 and 2011-12 on the basis of differing valuation reports. The Tribunal held that the Assessing Officer could rely on the Approved Valuer’s report and …

JAYPRAKASH BARBHAYAversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER-29(1)(5)

DISPOSED OFF

The appellant, a sole proprietor dealing in aluminium extrusion, challenged a reassessment order issued under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act for AY 2010-11. He argued that the Assessing Officer had not passed a separate speaking order disposing his objections to the reopening notice, contrary to …

JAYPRAKASH BARBHAYAversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER-29(1)(5)

DISMISSED

The appellant, a sole proprietor dealing in aluminium extrusion, challenged a reassessment order issued under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act for AY 2010-11. He argued that the Assessing Officer had not passed a separate speaking order disposing his objections to the reopening notice, contrary to …

JAYPRAKASH BARBHAYAversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER-29(1)(5)

DISMISSED

The appellant, a sole proprietor dealing in aluminium extrusion, challenged a reassessment order issued under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act for AY 2010-11. He argued that the Assessing Officer had not passed a separate speaking order disposing his objections to the reopening notice, contrary to …

JAYPRAKASH BARBHAYAversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER -29 (1)(5)

DISPOSED OFF

The appellant, a sole proprietor dealing in aluminium extrusion, challenged a reassessment order issued under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act for AY 2010-11. He argued that the Assessing Officer had not passed a separate speaking order disposing his objections to the reopening notice, contrary to …

JAFAR BABU SHAIKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR.

Dismissed

The applicant, convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for issuing a bounced cheque of Rs.4,70,250, sought revision of the conviction, arguing that the presumption of liability under Section 139 was rebutted by the complainant’s statements and that the cheque was actually …

MR. DALCHAND H. GUPTAversusMR. ARUN KUMAR AGARWAL and OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

In an insolvency petition filed by creditors against the debtors, the judgment debtor sought an adjournment and the production of a statement from the Income Tax Office under Section 131 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The court refused the adjournment, noting that it had already indicated that orders …

BHUPENDRA SAHUversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

The petitioner, Bhupendra Sahu, filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition seeking quash of an FIR alleging forgery of remand papers and misuse for unlawful benefit. The petitioner claimed false implication, while the State argued that the FIR disclosed prima facie offences and that investigation …

LALIT KUMAR M SHARMAversusDy Commissioner of Income tax Circle 6 (1) Mumbai

DISPOSED OFF

The appellant, Lalit Kumar M Sharma, challenged an assessment that estimated his commission income at 2% of turnover, which was reduced to 1% by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). He appealed to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, which dismissed his appeal, and the appellant failed to file a …

LALIT KUMAR M SHARMAversusDy Commissioner of Income tax Circle 6(1) Mumbai

DISPOSED OFF

The applicant, Lalit Kumar M Sharma, sought condonation of a 578‑day delay in filing an Income‑Tax Appeal (L) No. 25544 of 2024 under Section 260A of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961, challenging a 2022 Tribunal order that upheld a commission‑based addition to his tax liability. The delay arose after the …

PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - CENTRAL- 1versusSURENDRA L. HIRANANDANI

DISPOSED OFF

The appellant, Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (Central-1), filed an appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against the ITAT order dated 14 February 2018 for Assessment Year 2009-10. The appellant argued that the legal issue raised was distinct from earlier appeals dismissed by this …

JEETUversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant, Jeetu, filed an application under Section 528 of the BNSS Act challenging an order dated 02‑12‑2024 passed by the Special Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra, in a case involving alleged offences under IPC sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and IT Act section 66. The applicant's counsel argued …

NEHA RAJ THAKURversusASSESSMENT UNIT INCOME TAX DEPT AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Neha Raj Thakur, challenged an income tax assessment order dated 12 March 2026, alleging denial of a personal hearing because the video‑conference link was sent after the scheduled time, and contending that only four days were given to respond to a show‑cause notice contrary to the …

KANTI KAUSHIK-HUFversusIncome Tax Officer And 2 Others

Petitioner Kanti Kaushik filed a writ petition challenging a show‑cause notice dated 15‑04‑2024 issued under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and a subsequent order under Section 154, both relating to Assessment Year 2017‑18. The revenue department admitted that the information prompting …

Late Mr Pratap Lalchand ShahversusIncome Tax Officer Ward 5(1)

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Nilesh Pratap Sagalia, a legal heir of the deceased Mr. Pratap Lalchand Shah, filed a writ petition challenging a show‑cause notice, order and re‑assessment notice issued under Sections 148 and 148A of the Income Tax Act in the name of his deceased father for Assessment Year 2016‑17. …

Late Mr Pratap Lalchand ShahversusIncome Tax Officer Ward 5(1) pune

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Nilese Pratap Sagalia, legal heir of the deceased Mr. Pratap Lalchand Shah, filed a writ petition challenging a Show Cause Notice, an order under Section 148A(b), a re‑opening notice under Section 148, the subsequent assessment order and demand notice for AY 2018‑19, on the ground …

Late Mr Pratap Lalchand Shah (AY 2017 18)versusIncome Tax Officer Ward 5(1) Pune

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Nilesh Pratap Sagalia, a legal heir of the deceased Mr. Pratap Lalchand Shah, filed a writ petition seeking to quash a Show Cause Notice, an order under Section 148A, a re‑opening notice under Section 148, the subsequent assessment order and demand notice for Assessment Year 2017‑18. …

PR COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 3 MUMBAIversusSUPREME INDUSTRIES LTD

DISPOSED OFF

The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 16‑day delay in filing an appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Respondent, Supreme Industries Ltd, failed to appear despite service of notice, and an affidavit of service was …

Bharat Karsandas ThakkarversusThe National Faceless Assessment Centre

DISPOSED OFF

The Bombay High Court quashed the Income Tax Assessment Order dated 26 March 2026, along with the notice of demand and penalty show‑cause notices, on the ground that the Assessing Officer violated principles of natural justice and the Standard Operating Procedures of the National Faceless Assessment …

Income Tax 1 PuneversusKolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd

DISPOSED OFF

The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax – 1, Pune filed an interim application seeking condonation of a seven‑day delay in filing Income Tax Appeal (L) No. 11606 of 2025 under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act. The Respondent, Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd, failed to appear …

THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-17, MUMBAIversusMILE STONE REAL ESTATE FUND,

DISPOSED OFF

The Milestone Real Estate Fund, a trust registered as a Venture Capital Fund (VCF) with SEBI, claimed exemption under Section 10(23FB) of the Income‑Tax Act for AY 2014‑15 on income from its seven separate schemes. The Assessing Officer disallowed the exemption, but the Commissioner of Income‑Tax …

ANIL PATEL @ ANIL KUMAR PATELversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

The applicant filed an application under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita seeking to quash an order dated 08‑03‑2021 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Agra, in a criminal case initiated under Section 381 of the Bharatiya Dand Sanhita and Sections 65/66 of the …

PATEL ENGINEERING LIMITEDversusDEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CC 25

DISPOSED OFF

Patel Engineering Limited filed an appeal under Section 260A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, but missed the prescribed time limit by six days. The appellant sought condonation of this delay through an interim application. The respondent opposed the condonation, arguing that the delay should not be …

Income Tax-2versusmahindra and mahindra ltd

DISPOSED OFF

The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-2 filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 17‑day delay in filing an appeal under Section 260A of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961. The respondent, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., did not appear despite being served twice. The Court examined the delay and …

PR COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CENTRAL 4versusmacrotech developers limited

DISPOSED OFF

The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Central‑4 filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 23‑day delay in filing an appeal under Section 260A of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961. The respondent, Macrotech Developers Limited, opposed the condonation. The Court examined the length of delay and …

PRINICIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 6 MUMBAIversusBLACK BOX LIMITED - 2009-10

DISPOSED OFF

The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax-6, Mumbai filed an interim application seeking condonation of an 81‑day delay in filing an appeal under Section 260A of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961. The respondent, Black Box Ltd., was served but did not appear and raised no opposition. The Court examined the …

PR COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1 THANEversusBAYER CROP SCIENCE LTD AY 2012-13

DISPOSED OFF

The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax‑1, Thane filed an appeal under Section 260A of the Income‑Tax Act, 1961, but missed the filing deadline by six days. The appellant sought condonation of this delay through an interim application, which was opposed by the respondent’s counsel. The Court …

K J INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDversusUnion of India

Disposed Off

The petitioner, K.J. Infrastructure Projects India Pvt Ltd, filed an interim application seeking to challenge the constitutional validity of Sections 147A and 292BA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court noted that similar challenges are already pending before it in a batch of writ petitions. …

KUMAR HOUSING CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITEDversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Rule Made Absolute

The petitioner, Kumar Housing Corporation Private Ltd., challenged the demand of deficient stamp duty of Rs 2,60,49,475 on a conveyance executed on 19 March 2012, arguing that the earlier agreements of 1995 and 1999, the supplementary agreements of 2003 and the conveyance were all parts of a single …

PR COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-3versusRHYTHM REAL ESTATES PVT LTD

DISMISSED

Rhythm Real Estates Pvt Ltd, a real‑estate developer, filed a loss return for AY 2006‑07 which was assessed as nil. The Revenue, relying on information from the Director of Revenue Intelligence about large cash payments for property purchases, reopened the assessment under Sec. 147 and added Rs 8.87 …

PR COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - SILIGURIversusZYDUS WELLNESS PRODUCTS LIMITED

DISPOSED OFF

The Commissioner of Income Tax, Siliguri filed an appeal (Income Tax Appeal (L) No. 19373 of 2024) against Zydus Wellness Products Limited. The applicant sought condonation of a 113‑day delay in filing the appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The respondent raised only an oral …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 4 MUMBAIversusANKUR AGRAWAL

DISPOSED OFF

The Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai filed an interim application seeking condonation of a 28‑day delay in filing an appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The applicant was represented by Ms. Shilpa Goel, while the respondents did not appear, though an affidavit of …

THE COMMISSIONER OF CGST PUNE-II COMMISSIONERATE- 27versusJATIN DALICHAND GOSALIA

DISPOSED OFF

The Commissioner of Income Tax appealed to the Bombay High Court under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, challenging an Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) order that reduced the addition for bogus purchases to 10% of the amount under Section 69C. The Revenue had earlier obtained an order …

Sharda ConstructionversusPrincipal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (TDS) Patna

DISPOSED

Sharda Construction filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Income Tax authorities to credit TDS deducted in AY 2010-11 under Section 199 and to modify the demand notice, and also seeking a direction to Punjab National Bank to upload its TDS return for the same year so that the credit …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 1versusASIAN TILES LTD.

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The Revenue appealed against the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal’s judgment which had reduced additions on alleged clandestine removal of goods to 1% of disclosed sales and directed deduction under Section 10B. The Assessing Officer had originally added income based on estimated gross profit and …

LOK ASSOCIATESversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 3(1) , KALYAN AND ANR

Disposed Off

The petitioners challenged notices issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO) under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, arguing that such notices should have been issued by a Faceless Assessing Officer (FAO) in accordance with the scheme under Section 151A. The Court referred to its earlier …

BHANUMATI CHITRODAversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 3 (1) AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioners challenged notices issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO) under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, arguing that such notices should have been issued by a Faceless Assessing Officer (FAO) in accordance with the scheme under Section 151A. The Court referred to its earlier …

THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAXversusKAMLESH DAMJIBHAI YADAV

46-ANY OTHER MODE @ FH

The Commissioner of Income Tax appealed against Kamlesh Damjibhai Yadav in Tax Appeal No. 627 of 2007, which had been decided on only two of seven questions, leaving several issues unresolved. The appellant argued that a restraint order under Section 132(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was issued in …

Kaushal Kumar SinghversusPrincipal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (TDS)

ALLOWED

The petitioners, including a partnership firm, an HUF, and a company, filed income tax returns for assessment years 2011-12 to 2013-14 and claimed credit for tax deducted at source (TDS) by Punjab National Bank and other deductors. The TDS was not reflected in Form 26AS, so the Income Tax Department …

Kaushal Kumar Singh HUFversusPrincipal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (TDS)

ALLOWED

The petitioners, a partnership firm, a Hindu Undivided Family and a private limited company, filed multiple writ petitions alleging that the Income Tax Department failed to credit Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) shown in Form 16A certificates issued by Punjab National Bank, despite the bank’s …

Sharda ConstructionversusPrincipal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (TDS),

ALLOWED

The petitioners, assessees for assessment years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14, claimed credit for tax deducted at source (TDS) by Punjab National Bank and other deductors, supported by Form 16A certificates. The TDS amounts were not reflected in Form 26AS on the Income Tax Department portal, and the …

Kaushal Kumar Singh HUFversusPrincipal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (TDS),

ALLOWED

The petitioners, a group of construction firms and a HUF, filed writ petitions seeking mandamus directing the Income Tax Department to credit tax deducted at source (TDS) by Punjab National Bank for various assessment years, arguing that the bank had issued valid Form‑16A certificates and deposited …

L.K. TRUSTversusCOMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX & ANR.

2026 INSC 474Appeal(s) allowed

L.K. Trust borrowed Rs.3.80 crore from Corporation Bank to purchase shares of Shaw Wallace and transferred the amount to its subsidiary, which in turn advanced it to a third party for the same purpose. The Trust paid Rs.21,74,234 as interest on the loan and claimed a deduction under section …

DILIP PATELversusTHE PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CENTRAL),AHMEDABAD

53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE

The petitioner, Dilip Patel, filed a return for AY 2019‑20 and was later subjected to a search where a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a land sale at Rs 39.32 crore was seized. The Assessing Officer, relying on a Departmental Valuation Officer’s report, assessed the land value at Rs 28.50 …

TATA SONS PRIVATE LIMITEDversusUNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DISPOSED OFF

The petition filed by Tata Sons Private Ltd. challenged a GST intimation and a show‑cause notice that demanded IGST of Rs 1,524.35 crore on damages paid to NTT Docomo under a London arbitral award, alleging that the settlement constituted a supply of services under Section 7 of the CGST Act, …

AFZAL HUSAIN SHAIKH THROUGH HIS LH. RABIYABIBI AFZALBHAI SHEIKH (DELETED AS PER ORDER DT 24/04/2026)versusCOMPETENT AUTHORITY AND SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioners, heirs of land owners whose property was acquired for a national highway, claimed that the award dated 23‑02‑2018 failed to grant them the 12 % additional compensation under Section 30(3) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and …

Gaffar HussainversusThe Union of India

DISPOSED

The petitioner, Gaffar Hussain, filed a writ petition challenging several penalty orders and an assessment order issued by the Income Tax Department under various sections of the Income Tax Act, 1961. He sought to set aside penalties imposed under Sections 271A, 270A, 271B, and notices under …

SHIVESH ALIAS BHOLU PANDEY AND 2 OTHERSversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

Petitioners Shivesh alias Bholu Pandey and two others filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging an FIR dated 27‑02‑2026 that alleged offences under IPC sections 115(2), 352, 351(3) and later added section 117(2), as well as Section 67 of the Income‑Tax Act. After arguments, the …

ASPINWALL AND CO. LTD.versusINSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

2026 INSC 359Dismissed

Aspinwall & Co. Ltd. amalgamated with Pullangode Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd., with the scheme approved in 2006 and the appointed date set as 01‑01‑2006. The appellant sought to set off the accumulated losses of the amalgamating company against its own income under the Kerala Agricultural Income Tax …

FRANKLIN WADCORPP INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDversusDCIT CIRCLE 1 3 2 MUMBAI

DISPOSED OFF

M/s Franklin Wadcorpp India Pvt. Ltd. filed an appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 but delayed filing by 80 days. The appellant sought condonation of this delay through an interim application. The Court examined the averments and found a sufficient case for condonation. In the …

Income Tax Circle - 4,versusKashyap Construction and developers,

DISPOSED

The Income Tax Department filed a miscellaneous appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, challenging an ITAT order dated 02.04.2025. The respondent argued that a recent circular dated 17.09.2024 limits High Court appeals to cases where the monetary value exceeds Rs.20,000,000, and the …

Gautam KanodiaversusThe Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central),

DISPOSED

Petitioner Gautam Kanodia filed a writ petition under the High Court of Patna seeking a mandamus directing the Income Tax authorities to release seized gold ornaments, jewellery, cash, foreign currency and documents, invoking sections 132B(3) and 132(9A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and to award …

Ishwar Chandra SharmaversusThe Union of India

DISPOSED

Petitioner Ishwar Chandra Sharma filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 27.03.2025 of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Bihar & Jharkhand, which declined his request to compound an offence under Section 276B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the FY 2012-13. He contended that …

Vishal BijpuriaversusThe Principle Chief Commissioner

ALLOWED

Vishal Bijpuria filed a writ petition challenging a notice issued under section 148A of the Income Tax Act for reassessment of AY 2018-19, contending that the income was already disclosed in the original return and accepted under section 143(1)(a). He also argued that the Income Tax Officer …

Vishal BijpuriaversusThe Principle Chief Commissioner

ALLOWED

Vishal Bijpuria filed a writ petition challenging a notice issued under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act and the subsequent reassessment proceedings for AY 2019-20, contending that he had already disclosed the alleged escaped income in his return which was accepted under Section 143(1)(a). He also …

Indradeo Singh and AnrversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISPOSED

The petitioners sought multiple writs directing the State of Bihar and its officials to refund TDS deducted on compensation, recalculate and pay compensation for land acquired for a highway under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act, include payments for trees and a commercial line hotel, apply correct …

AMAN AGARWALversusSTATE OF U.P.

The Allahabad High Court considered bail applications filed by Aman Agarwal, Aftab Alam and Jagjeet Singh, who were charged with cyber fraud under various sections of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha (BNS) Act. The applicants argued that the police search and seizure …

DHAVAL MAVJIBHAI KOSHIYAversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 1(2), BHAVNAGAR

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

DHAVAL MAVJIBHAI KOSHIYAversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 1(2)

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

RAHUL SURESHBHAI OZEversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 2(2)(1)

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

NEETABEN NAUTAMKUMAR VAKILversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 5(3)(1)

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

NAYANABEN ASHISHBHAI SOPARKARversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 3(3)(1), AHMEDABAD

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

SITABEN SENDHABHAI PATELversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 1(3)(1)

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

SNEHA HETALBHAI SHAHversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 5(3)(1)

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

MANUBHAI JOITARAM PATELversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 5(3)(1)

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

JAYESH SENDHABHAI PATELversusINCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 1(3)(1)

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

MUKESHBHAI JOITARAM PATELversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 5(3)(1)

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

JENISH BHUPATRAI BHUTversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 1(1)(1)

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

ISHWARLAL MAHIDAS BHUTversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 1(1)(1)

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

BHAGWANJIBHAI VIRJIBHAI BORADversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 1(2)(1)

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

LALJIBHAI JERAMBHAI BORADversusTHE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 1(2)(1)

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

PARAS CHANDRESHBHAI KOTICHAversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD - 1 (2)(2)

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

PARAS CHANDRESHBHAI KOTICHAversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD - 1 (2)(2)

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

PARAS CHANDRESHBHAI KOTICHAversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD - 1 (2)(2)

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

PARAS CHANDRESHBHAI KOTICHAversusINCOME TAX OFFICER WARD - 1 (2)(2)

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitions arose from notices issued under Section 148 of the Income‑Tax Act after searches were conducted under Section 132/132A. The petitioners argued that when material concerning a third‑person is obtained in a search, the assessing officer must first record satisfaction under Section 153C …

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR.versusTAGHAR VASUDEVA AMBRISH & ANR.

2025 INSC 1380Dismissed

The respondents, co‑owners of a 42‑room residential building in Bangalore, leased the property to a company which sub‑let it as a hostel for students and working professionals. The respondents sought an advance ruling that the rent received was exempt from GST under Entry 13 of Notification 9/2017, …

M/S SHANTI CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD.versusTHE STATE OF ODISHA & ORS.

2025 INSC 1295Disposed off

The State of Odisha issued an auction notice for a five‑year sand‑quarry lease; Shanti Construction Pvt. Ltd., the highest‑price bidder, was declared non‑responsive for not submitting an Income Tax Return for FY 2021‑22, while a lower‑priced bidder was declared successful. The dispute centered on …

SANJABIJ TARIversusKISHORE S. BORCAR & ANR.

2025 INSC 1158Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Sanjabij Tari, appealed against the High Court’s ex‑parte order acquitting Kishore S. Borcar (respondent No.1) under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for a bounced cheque of Rs.7.5 lakh. The central issue was whether the High Court could overturn the concurrent findings …

DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYversusCORPORATION BANK & ORS.

2025 INSC 1161Appeal(s) allowed

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had allotted a plot to Sarita Vihar Club under a lease that gave DDA a pre‑emptive right to purchase and required Lieutenant Governor’s consent for any mortgage. The Club mortgaged the plot to Corporation Bank without such consent, defaulted on the loan and the …

HYATT INTERNATIONAL SOUTHWEST ASIA LTDversusADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX

2025 INSC 891Dismissed

Hyatt International Southwest Asia Ltd., a UAE‑resident company, entered into long‑term Strategic Oversight Services Agreements (SOSA) with Indian hotel owners to provide strategic, operational and financial oversight of hotels in Delhi and Mumbai. The Assessing Officer treated the fees earned under …

JAYKISHOR CHATURVEDI & ETC.versusSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

2025 INSC 846Dismissed

The appellants, promoter‑directors of a listed finance company, were found to have purchased shares in violation of SEBI's insider‑trading regulations and were penalised by an SEBI Adjudicating Officer on 28‑08‑2014. The penalty orders required payment within 45 days and were affirmed by the Supreme …