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Issues: Whether belated filing of Form 10IC disentitled the assessee from claiming the concessional tax regime under section 115BAA of the Income-tax Act, 1961, and whether the matter should be decided finally or restored for fresh consideration.
Analysis: The assessee had filed the return within the due date under section 139(1) and had indicated the option for the concessional regime in the return, but Form 10IC was filed later. The Tribunal noted the line of decisions treating filing of the form as a procedural requirement and applying the principles of substantial compliance, beneficial interpretation, and genuine hardship in appropriate cases. At the same time, the Tribunal also noticed that the form was not before the CPC when the return was processed, that no application had been made under section 119(2)(b), and that the complete factual material, including the relevant audit report and other details, was not fully available on record.
Conclusion: The issue was not finally determined on merits in favour of either side, and the matter was restored to the Assessing Officer for fresh in accordance with law after giving the assessee an opportunity of hearing.
Final Conclusion: The assessee obtained a remand for reconsideration of eligibility to the concessional tax regime, with the earlier denial not sustained as a final determination.