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Tribunal directs deletion of penalty under section 271AAA for AY 2009-10. The Tribunal allowed the appeal in ITA No. 6614/DEL/2013, directing the Assessing Officer to delete the penalty under section 271AAA of the Income Tax ...
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Tribunal directs deletion of penalty under section 271AAA for AY 2009-10.
The Tribunal allowed the appeal in ITA No. 6614/DEL/2013, directing the Assessing Officer to delete the penalty under section 271AAA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, for the assessment year 2009-10. The Tribunal found merit in the contention that penalties imposed on other individuals in similar cases had been deleted by the Tribunal, emphasizing the disclosed manner of earning surrendered income by the assessee, substantiated by seized material. The penalty was deleted based on the parity of facts and circumstances with previous cases, as per the Tribunal's findings.
Issues: 1. Appeal against penalty under section 271AAA of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 2. Similar penalty deletion in cases of other individuals. 3. Consideration of facts and circumstances for penalty levy.
Analysis: 1. The appeal was filed against the penalty of Rs. 53,17,370 under section 271AAA of the Income Tax Act, 1961, for the assessment year 2009-10. The grievance of the assessee was that the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) erred in upholding the penalty.
2. The roots for the penalty levy were in the assessment order framed under section 143(3) of the Act after a search action under section 132 was conducted in the Dawat Group of cases, which included the assessee and others. The assessee pointed out that penalties levied on other individuals in similar cases had been deleted by the Tribunal, providing a copy of the order as evidence.
3. The Tribunal considered the orders of the authorities below and found merit in the contention of the assessee's counsel. It was noted that penalties under section 271AAA of the Act in cases of Shri Ashwin Arora and Shri Ashok Arora had been deleted by the Tribunal in separate judgments. The Tribunal found parity of facts and circumstances for penalty levy and decided to follow the findings of the coordinate bench. The Tribunal emphasized that the manner of earning surrendered income had been disclosed by the assessee, substantiated by seized material, and not denied by the Assessing Officer. Therefore, the Tribunal directed the Assessing Officer to delete the penalty imposed under section 271AAA of the Act.
4. Consequently, the Tribunal allowed the appeal of the assessee in ITA No. 6614/DEL/2013, directing the Assessing Officer to delete the penalty under section 271AAA of the Act. The order was pronounced in open court on 18.07.2018.
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