HAPPIEST MINDS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. DCIT, CIRCLE-3(1)(1), BANGALORE

ITA 2246/BANG/2025Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore08 September 2026AY 2019-202014 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the non-consideration of a jurisdictional High Court's decision in a rectification application under Section 154 constitutes a 'mistake apparent from record'. Therefore, the CIT(A) erred in upholding the rejection of the rectification application.

What were the facts?

The assessee claimed diminution in the value of investment in a subsidiary as a revenue expenditure. The Assessing Officer (AO) rejected the rectification application, stating it was beyond the scope of Section 154. The CIT(A) upheld the AO's decision.

What were the issues?

Whether the rejection of a rectification application under Section 154, which failed to consider a binding jurisdictional High Court decision, is a mistake apparent from record. Whether the diminution in investment value is a revenue expenditure.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 154,Section 143(1),Section 250,Section 254(2)

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, BANGALORE BENCHES, BANGALORE

Before: SHRI WASEEM AHMED & SHRI SANDEEP SINGH KARHAIL

PER SANDEEP SINGH KARHAIL, JUDICIAL MEMBER:

The assessee has filed the present appeal against the impugned order dated 01/09/2025, passed under section 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“the Act”) by the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi, [“learned CIT(A)”], which in turn ar

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