IMPORTANT INCOME TAX CASE LAWS 11.02.2026
| Relevant Section | Case Law Title | Core Ruling / Summary | Citation |
| Section 4 | Archna Chadha v. ACIT | Mesne profits received for unauthorized occupation of a property previously leased for banking are Revenue Receipts (taxable), as they act as a substitute for lost rental income. | Click Here |
| Section 9 | Tata Consultancy Ltd. v. DCIT | [Triple Relief] Payments for (1) commission to non-residents for services abroad, (2) online database subscriptions, and (3) software for internal use/trading do not constitute royalty. No TDS required. | Click Here
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| Section 10AA | Tata Consultancy Ltd. v. DCIT | Interest income inextricably linked to SEZ business activities is part of “business profits” and eligible for deduction under Section 10AA. | Click Here |
| Section 11 / 12AB | Adhi Ganesh Mandir v. ITD | Lack of 12A/12AB registration doesn’t allow Revenue to tax gross receipts. The AO must allow legitimate expenditure and tax only the net income. | Click Here |
| Section 12AB | Raya Naik Memorial Trust v. CIT(E) | At the registration stage, the CIT(E) cannot examine the quantum of expenditure or source of donations; focus must stay on the genuineness of the objects. | Click Here |
| Section 37(1) | Tata Consultancy Ltd. v. DCIT | Overseas state taxes (not covered u/s 90/91) are deductible as business expenditure. Provisions for ascertained liabilities are also allowable. | Click Here |
| Section 48 | Shreshta Sheel Patil v. ITO | [Timing vs Registration] Acquisition date for indexation (CII) is the date of possession/full payment (1996), not the later date of registration (1998). | Click Here |
| Section 54B | Ranajit S. Rajamane v. ITO | Agricultural land exemption u/s 54B is allowable if possession is obtained and payment is made via banking channels, satisfying S. 2(47) conditions. | Click Here |
| Section 68 | Global Earth Properties v. UOI | Reopening notice u/s 148 quashed if initiated beyond 4 years without alleging a failure to disclose material facts. (Bombay HC) | Click Here |
| Section 90 | Udayan Bhaskaran Nair v. DCIT | Foreign tax credit reflected in Form-16 must be allowed to the employee, even if they failed to claim it separately in their original return. | Click Here |
| Section 269ST | R.V. Venkateshan v. Sanjay Sait | Large cash transactions in civil suits (even pre-dating S. 269ST) can be referred to the IT department for scrutiny of source/violations. | Click Here |
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