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2021 (2) TMI 1073 - AT - Income TaxPenalty u/s 234E - delay in filling of TDS return - intimation u/s 200A - HELD THAT:- The filing of TDS statement has happened in year 2017 and thereafter, the same has been processed and intimation issued on 4.12.2017 under section 200A by ACIT-TDS levying late filing fees under section 234E - Assessing officer was thus well within his jurisdiction to levy fees under section 234E. Contention of the AR that since the TDS statement pertains to the period i.e for the financial year 2013-14(1st quarter) even though the same has been filed in the year 2017, the Assessing officer is not empowered to levy late filing fees under section 234E unable to be accepted as we find that at the time of processing of the TDS statement i.e. on 14.10.2017, the Assessing officer was empowered to levy such late filing fees, there is no provision to make a distinction between the TDS statements pertaining to period prior to 01.6.2015 and post such period and more, importantly, it will result in creating two classes of assessees who for the same default will suffer different penal consequences leading to unintended class discrimination which cannot be the intention of the legislature in absence of anything contrary provided under the statute. As relying on SHRI UTTAM CHAND GANGWAL [2019 (1) TMI 1355 - ITAT JAIPUR] there is a continued default beyond 01.06.2015, therefore, following the aforesaid decision, the levy of fees under section 234E, which is levied for each day during which the default continues, is upheld for the period 01.06.2015 to the date of actual filing of the TDS statement and the balance late filing fees so levied is hereby deleted. In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed.
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