Judgements by CA Pawan Goswami

The cost of repairs incurred by an assessee-tenant in respect of tenanted premises would have to be allowed under section 30(a)(i); the question of disallowing such an expenditure and relegating the assessee to claim depreciation under section 32 doe

Section 80 of the Finance Act, 1994 - Penalty- Not to be imposed in certain cases -Assistant Commissioner dropped penalty proceedings against assessee on finding that certain factors created confusion in mind of assessee which was a reasonable case o

Section 147, read with section 148, of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Income escaping assessment - Non-disclosure of primary facts - Assessment years 1990-91 to 1992-93 and 1994-95 - Whether Assessing Officer recording reasons under section 148(2) and As

I. Section 246, read with section 234B, of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Commissioner (Appeals) - Appealable orders - Assessment year 1995-96 - Whether when chargeability of interest under section 234B itself is challenged, then same is appealable - Hel

Where the issues sought to be raised before the High Court are purely issues of fact and the Tribunal, being the final fact finding authority, has returned a certain set of facts, no perversity can be found in such findings and consequently, no quest

Non-submission of one particular return ST-3 for one quarter on the part of the assessee cannot be said to be intentional withholding of the same for the purposes of avoiding the payment of tax, which has been paid by the assessee

Section 28(i) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Business loss/deductions - Allowable as - Assessment year 1986-87 - ‘A’ Ltd., which carried on business of a financier, was amalgamated with assessee-company - Prior to its amalgamation, ‘A’ Ltd. had issued