Judgements by kavita jain

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It was not in dispute that when the order of the Commissioner was passed, there were two views on the word ‘profit’ in section 80HHC. The problem with section 80HHC is that it has been amended eleven times. Different views existed on day when the Com

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The power to levy a surcharge on income-tax is traceable to article 271 read with entry 82 of list I of seventh schedule to the Constitution of India. That power is not traceable to section 4 of the 1961 Act. Every year the Finance Act is enacted by

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There is a conflict of opinions between the judgments of the Division Bench of the Supreme Court in the case of Dilip N. Shroff (supra) on one hand and on the other in the case of Shriram Mutual Fund (supra). Secondly, the object behind enactment of

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Dishonour of cheque - Default in payment of fine - sentence of imprisonment not permissible - Act does not provide for sentence of imprisonment in default of payment of fine.

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Where a deposit stands in the name of a third person and where that person is related to the assessee, in such a case the proper course would be to call upon the person in whose books the deposit appears or the person in whose name the deposit stands

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S.263 and Reassessment

  kavita jain    25 January 2008 at 20:32

Therefore, keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the instant case and, in particular, having regard to the fact that the Commissioner exercising its revisional jurisdiction reopened the order of assessment only in relation to lease equalizat

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KVSS, 98 vis-à-vis. Sales tax assessment.

  kavita jain    25 January 2008 at 20:29

What is conclusive is the order passed under section 90(1) determining the sum payable under the scheme. The terms ‘direct tax enactment’ or ‘indirect tax enactment’ or ‘any other law for the time being in force’ refer only to those statutes under wh

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The material expression in section 194A(1) is “at the time of credit of such income to the account of the payee”. When interest is debited to ‘Interest Account’, the debit is for a specific amount calculated with reference to the liability of the ded

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All repairs do not attract section 31(i),

  kavita jain    25 January 2008 at 19:18

An allowance is granted by clause (i) of section 31 in respect of amount expended on current repairs to machinery, plant or furniture used for the purposes of business, irrespective of whether the assessee is the owner of the assets or has only used

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VDIS/KVSS- Schemes have limitations.

  kavita jain    22 January 2008 at 10:27

It may be necessary for the aforementioned purpose to bear in mind that the immunity granted pursuant to acceptance of a declaration made under the voluntary taxation scheme or Kar Vivad Samadhan Scheme, 1998 does not lead to a total immunity. Immuni

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