https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465283 HC held that, in view of Section 275 of the I.T. Act, there is a statutory bar on passing penalty orders while an appeal against the assessment order is pending. Relying on its earlier decision in an analogous matter, the HC held that the tax authorities could not lawfully proceed with penalty under Section 270A during the pendency of the assessee's appeals. The writ petition was allowed to the extent that the impugned penalty orders and consequential demand notices were directed to be kept in abeyance until disposal of the pending appeals. en-us Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:16:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465283 HC held that, in view of Section 275 of the I.T. Act, there is a statutory bar on passing penalty orders while an appeal against the assessment order is pending. Relying on its earlier decision in an analogous matter, the HC held that the tax authorities could not lawfully proceed with penalty under Section 270A during the pendency of the assessee's appeals. The writ petition was allowed to the extent that the impugned penalty orders and consequential demand notices were directed to be kept in abeyance until disposal of the pending appeals. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465283