Union of India v. Rajeev Bansal
Explained how the time limits for reassessment notices apply after the Finance Act, 2021 and the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment) Act, 2020.
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Explained how the time limits for reassessment notices apply after the Finance Act, 2021 and the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation and Amendment) Act, 2020.
On input tax credit for constructing immovable property used for renting: a building can be “plant” depending on its function. Parliament later amended section 17(5)(d) with retrospective effect through the Finance Act, 2025.
GST Council recommendations are persuasive, not binding; IGST on ocean freight under reverse charge for imports on CIF basis was struck down.
Reassessment notices issued under the old section 148 after 1 April 2021 were treated as show-cause notices under the new section 148A, and assessing officers were allowed to proceed under the new procedure.
Held that the offshore transfer of shares was not taxable in India under the law as it then stood; the later retrospective amendment was withdrawn by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021.
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