“Section 10(108)”
The decision most relied on for Section 10(108) is CIT v. Shyam R. Pawar (54 Taxmann.com 108), cited in 279 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 10(108)
Transactions involving the purchase and sale of shares cannot be considered bogus where the assessee provides documentary evidence, unless the revenue brings substantial evidence on record to reject such proof. This principle is consistently applied in cases concerning claims of bogus long-term capital gains arising from penny stock transactions.
Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) service providers are functionally dissimilar to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) or Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) providers and cannot be compared for transfer pricing purposes, even under the Transactional Net Margin Method (TNMM). Further, companies with significantly different business models, such as those with extensive subcontracting, should be excluded as comparables.
A special bench of the ITAT held that an assessee can claim an enhanced deduction under Section 153A proceedings, which are comparable to Sections 147/148, even if the original return was filed under Section 139(1). This is because Section 153A proceedings provide an opportunity for making fresh claims.