TMI Blog1980 (7) TMI 133X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1970-71 and 1971-72. The assessee is an individual. These appeals were heard together and are disposed of, for convenience, by this common order. 2. The returns for these years were due by 30th June, 1969, 30th June, 1970 and 30th June, 1971 respectively but these were all filed together on 14th March, 1972 involving a delay of 32 months in respect of the first year, of 20 months in respect of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he wife and that the lady finally got a divorce on10th June, 1970. During this period there was considerable amount of tension in the mind of the assessee which prevented her from paying any attention to this aspect of the matter. It was further submitted that the matter did not get settled down even after divorce. Notice for the year 1971-72 under s. 14(2) of the WT Act was issued on25th Feb., 19 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... value at Rs. 2,20,000 each year in respect of the years 1969-70 and 1970-71 and at Rs. 2,25,000 for the asst. yr. 1971-72. As regards the jewellery the matter was restored by the Tribunal to the file of the AAC. It was further submitted that there was remarriage of the assessee in December, 1970 and that after the family life was restored, it took sometime for the assessee, to get the accounts co ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... happened to the property when the other facts to be faced by her were brought to grim. It is a man's world and the assessee, a lady had got lost in a fairly difficult situation. We have no doubt that in these circumstances there was a reasonable cause with the assessee for the delayed filing of the returns, atleast upto June,1970 when she was divorced. Efforts were being made to resurrect the life ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rcumstances became too bad and dark that, she had to think of some more important things than merely to file the returns. It was not the loss of the property that was material to her but what was more important to her was the loss of marriage which she was trying to save, and she was justified in doing so. The penalties levied shall accordingly be deleted. 5. In the result, the three appeals are ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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