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Rectification & RevisionSection 154Section 154700 judgments

The decision most relied on for mistake apparent from record is Kourani v. Union OF India (83 Taxmann.com 137), cited in 1,708 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on mistake apparent from record

Kourani v. Union OF India
83 Taxmann.com 137 · 2017 · High Court
1,708
citing judgments

The fee under Section 234E for late filing of TDS/TCS statements cannot be levied retrospectively by processing an intimation under Section 200A for defaults occurring before the amendment allowing such processing.

ACIT v. Saurashtra Kutch Stock Exchange Ltd.
305 ITR 227 · 2008 · Supreme Court
470
citing judgments

Non-consideration of a decision by a jurisdictional High Court or the Supreme Court constitutes a mistake apparent from the record. However, non-consideration of a non-jurisdictional High Court decision does not typically amount to such a mistake.

T.S. Balaram ITO v. Volkart Bros.
82 ITR 50 · 1971 · Supreme Court
382
citing judgments

A mistake apparent from the record under Section 154 must be an obvious and patent error, not one that requires a long and elaborate process of reasoning or where two opinions are conceivable. Rectification under Section 154 is not permissible for re-examining issues already considered or requiring detailed re-computation.

CIT v. Hero Cycles (P.) Ltd.
228 ITR 463 · 1997 · Supreme Court
262
citing judgments

A point not examined on facts or in law cannot be treated as a mistake apparent on record for rectification purposes.

DIT v. Jacabs Civil Incorporated/ Mitsubhishi Corporation
330 ITR 578 · 2011 · High Court
115
citing judgments

Interest under Section 234B is generally not leviable on non-residents whose income is subject to tax deduction at source under Section 195, provided the non-resident assessee did not induce short or non-deduction of TDS by the payer.

CIT v. Aruna Luthra
252 ITR 76 · 2001 · High Court
87
citing judgments

Rectification under Section 154 is permissible based on a subsequent judgment of the Jurisdictional High Court or the Supreme Court. Such a judgment clarifies the law as it always stood, thereby revealing a mistake apparent from the record.

Addl. CIT v. J.K. D'Costa
133 ITR 7 · 1982 · High Court
57
citing judgments

Debatable issues cannot be rectified under Section 154 of the Income-tax Act, as rectification is limited to mistakes apparent from the record.

Mepco Industries Ltd. v. CIT
319 ITR 208 · 2009 · Supreme Court
50
citing judgments

A mistake rectifiable under Section 154 must be obvious and apparent from the record, not one that requires a long process of reasoning or constitutes a mere change of opinion.

Judgments citing mistake apparent from record

Veetraag Vani Trust Regsd, Tikamgarh vs. ITO, Exemption Ward, Gwalior

The appeal stand dismissed

ITA 31/AGR/2023[ 2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Agra22 Apr 2025

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Satbeer Singh Godara, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं. / Ita No.31/Agr/2023 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: 2014-15) Veetraag Vani Trust Income-Tax Officer (Exemption) बनाम/ Sahil Sagar Chauraha Ward- Gwalior. Near Arihant Public School, Vs. Tikamgarh (Mp). "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaatv-6832-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Sh. Rajendra Sharma, Adv. – Ld. Ar " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Sh. Shailender Shrivastava – Ld. Sr. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 18-02-2025 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 22.04.2025 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal () 1. Aforesaid Appeal By Assessee For Assessment Year (Ay) 2014-15 Arises Out Of An Order Passed By Of Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), Nfac, Delhi [Cit(A)] On 28-12-2022 In The Matter Of An Rectification Order Passed By Ld. Ao U/S 154 On 18-12-2020. It Emerges That The Assessee Filed Return Of Income At Rs.20.79 Lacs Which Was Accepted U/S 143(1). The Assessee Revised Return Of Income On 28-02- 2016 Claiming Exemption U/S 10(23)(Iiiad) Followed By Rectification Which Was Rejected On The Ground That There Was No Mistake Apparent From Record. The Rectification Order Was Under Challenge Before Ld. Cit(A). In Para 9.7 Of Impugned Order, Ld. Cit(A) Confirmed The Rectification Order On The Ground That The Fresh Claim So Made By The Assessee Was Beyond

For Appellant: Sh. Rajendra Sharma, Adv. – Ld. ARFor Respondent: Sh. Shailender Shrivastava – Ld. Sr. DR
Section 10(23)(iiiad)Section 143(1)Section 154

claiming exemption u/s 10(23)(iiiad) followed by rectification which was rejected on the ground that there was no mistake apparent from record. The rectification order was under challenge before Ld. CIT(A). In para 9.7 of impugned order, Ld. CIT(A) confirmed the rectification order on the ground that ... claim was not there in the original return of income. Therefore, it could not be said that there was mistake apparent from record. Aggrieved, the assessee is in further appeal before us. 2. It is quite clear that the impugned claim was not made by the assessee in the original

Arif Munir, Kanpur vs. Income Tax Officer-(2)(1)(2), Kanpur

In the result, the appeal of the assessee stands allowed

ITA 6/LKW/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Lucknow24 Mar 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri. Sudhanshu Srivastavaassessment Year: 2017-18 Arif Munir V. The Ito(2)(1)(2) 13/397, Vip Road Kanpur Near Green Park Civil Lines, Kanpur Tan/Pan:Afjpm1226J (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By: Shri Pranendra Mirdha, Advocate Respondent By: Shri Sanjeev Krishna Sharma, D.R. Date Of Hearing: 18 03 2025 Date Of Pronouncement: 24 03 2025 O R D E R This Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against Order Dated 28.02.2024, Passed By The Addl/Jcit(A)-1, Kolkata For Assessment Year 2013-14. 2. The Brief Facts Of The Case Are That The Assessee E-Filed His Return Of Income For The Year Under Consideration On 30.07.2017, Declaring A Total Income Of Rs.5,92,280/-. The Case Of The Assessee Was Selected For Scrutiny Under Cass. During The Course Of Assessment Proceedings, In Response To The Queries Raised By The Assessing Officer (Ao), The Submission On Behalf Of The Assessee Was That Rs.2,44,000/- Was Deposited In His Bank Account Maintained With Hdfc Bank Limited Out Of His & His Wife’S Past Savings. Not Being Satisfied With The Reply Furnished

For Appellant: Shri Pranendra Mirdha, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Sanjeev Krishna Sharma, D.R
Section 115BSection 143(3)Section 154Section 271ASection 69ASection 80C

mind stating that authority has no power to review its own while in the whole rectification application the prayer was only rectify the mistake apparent from record not of review. F. Because the rectification application was only eliminate the error. The Hon'ble High Court in, Blue Star Engineering ... impugned order of the Addl/JCIT(A)-1, Kolkata was received by the assessee on 28.02.2024. However, the assessee, presuming that there are some mistakes apparent from record in the order of the Addl/JCIT(A)-1, Kolkata, filed a rectification application on 03.04.2024 under section