TMI Blog2019 (4) TMI 264X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (10) TMI 2752 - ITAT CHANDIGARH] and M/s Quixotic Healthcare ( [2019 (1) TMI 1055 - ITAT CHANDIGARH] by the I.T.A.T. holding that this claim f the assessee was based on a bonafide belief. The I.T.A.T. held that differing orders passed by the revenue authorities, appellate authorities, the High Court and Supreme Court on this issue lend credence to the fact that the belief of the assessee was a bonafide belief. Thus we delete the penalty levied u/s 271(1)(c) - decided in favour of assessee. - ITA Nos.1084 & 1085/Chd/2018 - - - Dated:- 18-1-2019 - Shri Sanjay Garg, JM And Smt. Annapurna Gupta, AM For the Assessee : Shri Manjit Singh, Sr.DR For the Revenue : Shri Atul Mandhar, Adv. ORDER PER BENCH: Both these appe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... followed the decision of the ITAT Chandigarh Bench in the case of Hycron Electronics in ITA No.326/Chd/2015 wherein identical penalty levied was deleted by the I.T.A.T. for the same reason. The relevant findings of the Ld.CIT(A) at paras 4.3 to 4.5 of the order are as under: 4.3 I am of the opinion that penalty cannot be upheld on this issue since the appellant was under a bonafide belief that deduction of 100% is admissible beyond 5 years u/s 80IC and therefore claimed deduction @100% instead of 25%, Though the AO may be justified in denying the claim of deduction but this issue cannot be a subject for imposing penalty. It is not a case in which the appellant has concealed its income or furnished inaccurate particulars. The appellant ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... levy of penalty under section 271(l)(c) of the Act because it is well settled that levy of penalty is not automatic in each and every case as it depends upon facts and circumstances of the case. Since the assessee's claim of deduction under section 80IC have been allowed in earlier years @100% and admittedly assessee undertook substantial expansion in assessment year under appeal, therefore, assessee made bonaflde claim of deduction under section 80IC of the Act and there were no judicial pronouncements against the assessee on the date of making such a claim. Therefore, it could not be construed that assessee furnished inaccurate particulars of income so as to levy the penalty under section 271(l)(c) of the Act. We, accordingly, set asi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 4. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Ld, CIT(A) has erred in deleting the penalty of ₹ 32,84,676/- on the confirmed addition on account of restricting the benefit of deduction claimed by the assessee under section 80IC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to 25% as against 100% deduction relying upon the judgment of Hon'ble ITAT, Chandigarh Bench in the case of M/s Hycron Electronics, which was not accepted by the department and the department has filed appeal against the said order before Hon'ble H.P. High Court, which is still pending. 5. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Ld, CIT(A) has erred in deleting the penalty of ₹ 32,84,676/- on the confirmed addition on account of restr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... xemption can be considered as a bonafide belief that the assessee was eligible to claim exemption. The I.T.A.T., therefore, held that no penalty was leviable under such circumstances in accordance with the Explanation-1(B) to section 271(1)(c) of the Act. The relevant findings of the I.T.A.T. at para 6 of the order are as under: 6. We have heard arguments of both the parties. The issue of allowability of deduction under section 80IC on substantial expansion had a long history of oscillations gone through various Judicial Authorities. The deduction was allowed and also disallowed by the Revenue at different times and the additions made were confirmed at appellate levels and were deleted by the orders of the Hon'ble High Court of Him ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t differing orders passed by the revenue authorities, appellate authorities, the High Court and Supreme Court on this issue lend credence to the fact that the belief of the assessee was a bonafide belief. In view of the same, since the issue involved in the present case is identical, the decision rendered by the I.T.A.T. in the aforesaid cases is squarely applied to the present case, also following which we delete the penalty levied u/s 271(1)(c) of the Act. We, therefore, uphold the order of the Ld.CIT(A) in deleting the penalty levied. 9. The appeal of the Revenue is, therefore, dismissed. ITA No.1085/Chd/2018: 10. It is relevant to mention here that since the facts and circumstances in this appeal are identical to that in IT ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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