COURT: | Bombay High Court |
CORAM: | A. K. Menon J., M. S. Sanklecha J |
SECTION(S): | 271(1)(c), 274 |
GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
CATCH WORDS: | concealment of income, furnishing inaccurate particulars of income, penalty |
COUNSEL: | V. S. Hadade |
DATE: | January 5, 2017 (Date of pronouncement) |
DATE: | February 3, 2017 (Date of publication) |
AY: | 2003-04 |
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CITATION: | |
S. 271(1)(c): Failure by the AO to specify in the s. 274 notice whether the penalty is being initiated for 'furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income' or for 'concealment of income' is fatal. It reflects non-application of mind and renders the levy of penalty invalid (Manjunatha Cotton 359 ITR 565 (Kar) followed) |
The above submission on the part of the Revenue is in the face of the decision of the Supreme Court in Ashok Pai v/s. CIT 292 ITR 11 [relied upon in Manjunath Cotton & Ginning Factory (supra)] – wherein it is observed that concealment of income and furnishing of inaccurate particulars of income in Section 271(1)(c) of the Act, carry different meanings/ connotations. Therefore, the satisfaction of the Assessing Officer with regard to only one of the two breaches mentioned under Section 271(1)(c) of the Act, for initiation of penalty proceedings will not warrant/ permit penalty being imposed for the other breach. This is more so, as an Assessee would respond to the ground on which the penalty has been initiated/notice issued. It must, therefore, follow that the order imposing penalty has to be made only on the ground of which the penalty proceedings has been initiated, and it cannot be on a fresh ground of which the Assessee has no notice
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