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2012 (3) TMI 521 - AT - Income TaxPenalty levied u/s 271G and 271AA - Held that:- A perusal of the show cause notices levied u/s 271AA and 271G shows that there is no specific indication as to the documents which were not furnished. In fact, the order of the TPO shows that the details were called for and the assessee had submitted the details. Further perusal of the order of the TPO shows that the assessee had been asked to provide the details in 30 days. However, the details had been produced with delay of six months. Perusal of the order of the ld. CIT(A) clearly shows that the reason for delay in producing the documents was the resignation of the secretary and this claim of the assessee has not been found to be false. The assessee admittedly is a corporate entity. The assessee can function only through its employees. If an employee leaves the services of the assessee company getting another employee to take over the job and get acclimatized and familiar to the functions originally done by the earlier employee would take time. This would be a reasonable cause. It is noticed that the ld. CIT(A) has also accepted this as reasonable cause. The claim of the assessee has also not been found to be false. In these circumstances, we are of the view that the ld. CIT(A) was right in deleting both the penalties u/s 271AA and 271G of the Act. Appeals of the Revenue are dismissed.
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