Levy of penalty - There are no reason why the said benefit...

Levy of penalty - There are no reason why the said benefit cannot be extended to the penalty imposed under Section 76, since both the Sections are to be read along with Section 80, which gives an overriding effect over Sections 76 to 78. The impugned order passed by the Tribunal which denied the said benefit to the petitioner qua the penalty imposed under Section 78 to the tune of 1,00,000/-, is therefore a gross injustice and deserve ₹ to be set aside on account of non-consideration of Section 80 of the Act. - HC