2004 (7) TMI 317

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.... 2. The only dispute involved in this appeal is relating to the penalty of Rs. 1 lakh levied under s. 271D in respect of receipts of Rs. 20,000 each from five persons in contravention of provisions of s. 269SS. The CIT(A) has allowed relief to the assessee on the basis of CBDT Circular No. 572, dt. 3rd Aug., 1990, wherein the Board had expressed that provisions of s. 271D would be attracted in res....

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.... On the basis of CBDT circular referred to above in para 2, it was contended that when the CBDT can commit a mistake, there is no reason not to accept the fact that assessee or his chartered accountant could also commit a mistake in appreciating the law. The learned counsel for the assessee further relied upon the decision of the jurisdictional High Court of Rajasthan in the case of CIT vs. Ajanta....