TMI Blog2022 (1) TMI 606X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ional Solicitor General of India to speak to the highest authority concerned and try to ascertain whether the department would be agreeable to accept the filing of the TAR / ITR in the physical form. We request the authority concerned to take a practical view of the problems which the assessees are facing as on date on account of the technical glitches in the portal. The authority should not overlook this fact and try to solve the problems or rather ease the difficulties which the assessees are facing. We appreciate the decision taken by the CBDT to extend the time period upto 15th February 2022, but the assessees should be in a position to make the best of this extended time period. Mr. Hemani is right to a certain extent that if the technical glitches are going to continue, then even ex tension of further three months would not solve the problems. Let Notice be issued to the respondents, returnable on 17th January 2022. - R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 591 of 2022 With R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 586 of 2022 - - - Dated:- 12-1-2022 - HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA AND HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE Appearance: MR TUSHAR HEMANI SENIOR COUNS ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dia appearing for the respondents on an advance copy served upon him. 5. This litigation has something to do with extension of due date of filing of Tax Audit Report and the Income Tax Returns for the assessment year 2021-2022 and levy of interest under Section 234A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short, the Act, 1961 ). 6. We had an occasion to deal with one such litigation yesterday in the form of the Special Civil Application No.272 of 2022. We passed the following order in the said matter dated 11th January 2022: 1. We have heard Mr. Avinash Poddar and Mr. Nikul Singhavi, the learned counsel appearing for the writ applicants, Mr. M.R. Bhatt, the learned senior counsel appearing for the respondent No.2 and Mr. Devang Vyas, the learned Additional Solicitor General of India appearing for the respondent No.1 Union of India. 2. We have been able to understand to some extent the difficulties, which are being experienced by the assessee in uploading the audit report for the purpose of filing the its income tax return. Our attention has also been drawn to the Circular No.17/2021 issued by the Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue, CBDT dated 09.09.2021 with resp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d. Even for the purpose of penalty under Section 271B, it is necessary to issue a notice to the assessee. If the assessee has not been in a position to file his return in time on account of his inability to upload the audit report on account of technical glitches in the Portal, he can always point out all such circumstances beyond his control when he is called upon to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed. 6. However, with all the aforesaid, we once again impress upon the respondent to attend to the technical glitches, which are being experienced in the Portal at the earliest. The Portal is something which is within the control of the respondent and if there are any technical problems in the same, it is only the respondents, who can take care of such problems. At this stage, Mr. Devang Vyas, the learned Additional Solicitor General of India received information that CBDT has issued a Circular No.01/2022 dated 11.01.2022 extending the timeline for filing the income tax return and various reports of audit for the A.Y. 2021-22. The due date of furnishing of Report of Audit under any provision of the Act for the Previous Year 2020-21, which was 30th September, 2021, i ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (a) of Explanation 2 to subsection (1) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to 31st October 2021 and 15th January 2022 by Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021 and Circular No.17/2021 dated 09.09.2021 respectively, is hereby further extended to 15th February, 2022; 2. The due date of furnishing of Report of Audit under any provision of the Act for the Previous Year 2020-21, which was 31st October, 2021, in the case of assessees referred in clause (aa) of Explanation 2 to subsection (1) of section 139 of the Act, is hereby extended to 15th February, 2022; 3. The due date of furnishing of Report from an Accountant by persons entering into international transaction or specified domestic transaction under section 92E of the Act for the Previous Year 2020-21, which was 31st October 2021, as extended to 30th November 2021 and 31st January 2022 by Circular No.9/2021 dated 20.05.2021 and Circular No.17/2021 dated 09.09.2021 respectively, is hereby further extended to 15th February, 2022; 4. The due date of furnishing of Return of Income for the Assessment Year 2021-22, which was 31st October 2021 under sub-section (1) of section 139 of the Act, as extended to 30th November ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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