TMI Blog1967 (6) TMI 42X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... has jurisdiction to make an order levying penalty for the first time on the assessee where the assessing authority in its original order of assessment failed to make any observation on penalty. It is not in dispute that the assessing authority added Rs. 30,879.64 to the turnover reported, and that the turnover so added had been suppressed, but was discovered by means of certain anamath slips, the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 6 S.T.C. 865., where it was held that the penalty contemplated by the sub-section depended on and followed a finding as to the incompleteness or incorrectness of the return submitted, and formed part of the proceedings resulting in the best judgment assessment, and that, therefore, what was contemplated by sub-section (3) of section 12 was one enquiry for both best judgment assessment and penalty, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... re not persuaded to accept the argument. As we said, the assessing authority in its notice proposing addition of turnover, called upon the assessee to show cause why a penalty should not be levied. It must be taken, therefore, that the assessing authority must have applied its mind to the question of penalty. There is no evidence that the assessing authority was silent about penalty in its final a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... amount to an order which may fall well within the phrase "an order passed" in section 32(1). If there is an order passed within the meaning of the sub-section, then the sweep of the Deputy Commissioner's power in that sub-section appears to be very wide and may comprehend the power to revise the order so as to include a penalty where the assessing authority had failed to make it. On that view i ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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