TMI Blog1989 (4) TMI 70X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 94,846. Since the returned income was less than 80 per cent. of the assessed income, in the penalty proceedings, the Explanation to section 271 (1) (c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (for short "the Act"), became applicable and presumptions were raised against the assessee and since he was not able to furnish any explanation, penalty was imposed for the assessment year 1972-73. The assessee got th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... resumptions have to be raised against the assessee which he can rebut but in case concealment does not exceed 20 per cent, the penalty is still leviable but, in this situation, the onus lies on the Department to prove concealment. Therefore, the Explanation has to be read with section 271 ( 1) (c) of the Act and there is no question of considering the Explanation as separate or distinct from it. T ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hwar Singh [1986] 162 ITR 173. 3. CIT v. Surinder Singh [1986] 160 ITR 456. The Full Bench judgment of this court in Vishwakarma Industries' case [1982] 135 ITR 652 has been approved by the Supreme Court in CIT v. Mussadilal Ram Bharose [1987] 165 ITR 14 and Chuharmal v. CIT [1988] 172 ITR 250. Accordingly, the aforesaid question is answered in favour of the Revenue, in the affirmative. For ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Inspecting Assistant Commissioner had no jurisdiction to do so either on the date he issued notice or on the date he passed the order of penalty. The question posed for determination is as to the relevant date for seeing the jurisdiction of the authority to impose penalty. On this question of law, the Tribunal has referred the following question for opinion: "Whether the Appellate Tribunal err ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ly issued or the penalty order is passed. In this case, the proceedings were initiated on March 6, 1975, and, according to the aforesaid decisions, the law as it stood at that time has to be seen. Undisputably, the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner had the jurisdiction on March 6, 1975, to impose the penalty. Hence, the Tribunal was right in law in upholding the levy of penalty by the Inspecting A ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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