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2017 (9) TMI 829 - AT - Income TaxDefault u/s. 201(1) & 201(1A) - assessee is a bank where TDS was not deducted on interest earned on FDRs to its customers - reason for non-deduction of tax at source was stated to be the submission of Form 15G/15H by the customers - Held that:- Undisputedly assessee has submitted the Forms 15G/15H before the AO, but it was not considered on account of its non-submission in time before the jurisdictional CIT and the AO passed an order u/s. 201(1) & 201(1A) of the Act raising a demand therein. The assessee again filed the said Forms before the CIT(Appeals), but he did not take cognizance of the same and confirmed the order of AO. Since the assessee has filed the Forms 15G/15H on account of which TDS was not deducted, the lower authorities should have examined the same. Since the assessee has already filed the Forms 15G/15H before the lower authorities, we are of the view that the said Forms be examined by the AO and if the said Forms are found to be correct on verification, the assessee cannot be held to be in default and no demand should be raised u/s. 201(1) & 201(1A) of the Act. Otherwise, the AO may act in accordance with the law. Accordingly, the order of CIT(Appeals) is set aside and the matter is restored to the file of Assessing Officer to readjudicate the issue afresh in the terms indicated above, after affording opportunity of being heard to the assessee. - Decided in favour of assessee for statistical purposes
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