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2015 (8) TMI 919 - AT - Income TaxPenalty under section 271[1][c] - Held that:- The order of penalty is bad in law for the reason that the Notice for initiation of penalty as to whether it is concealment of income or furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income is not discernable from the notice issued and consequently the order of penalty passed under section 271[1][c] of the Act on an invalid notice does not have any legs to stand and the penalty levied under section 271[1][c] of the Act deserves to be deleted, under the facts and circumstances of the case. Issue raised by the assessee in the additional grounds with regard to the validity of the defective notices issued by the Assessing Officer under Section 274 rws 271 of the Act for Assessment Years 2007-08 to 2009-10 in the case on hand is a jurisdictional matter, a pure question of law in respect of a defect in the notice that is not curable in nature. In this view of the matter, we are of the opinion that the additional grounds in this regard are not required to be set aside to the file of the learned CIT (Appeals) as requested by the learned Departmental Representative. The fact that it is clear that the impugned notices under Section 274 rws 271 of the Act dt.29.12.2011 do not have the appropriate portions marked to specify as to whether the penalty is proposed to be levied for concealment of income or for furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income; which fact has not been disputed by Revenue and the defects being not curable, we are of the opinion that in view of the factual and legal reasoning rendered above, there is no requirement for us to set aside the additional ground to the file of the learned CIT (Appeals) for consideration. Since we have cancelled the penalties levied u/s.271(1)(c) of the Act for Assessment Years 2007-08 to 2009-10 in the case on hand on the basis of our adjudication of the preliminary issue of the validity of the defective notices issued under Section 274 rws 271 of the Act dt.29.12.2011 as raised in additional Grounds raised in the other grounds become academice. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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