1995 (1) TMI 367

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....n. The assessee did not disclose a turnover of Rs. 38,500 in the A-1 return. A penalty notice was issued by the assessing officer to show cause as to why penalty should not be levied under section 12(5) of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959. The assessee filed a letter dated February 11, 1982, stating that the investigation of accounts did not indicate any omission of purchase or sale o....

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....l Government Pleader (Taxes) submitted that the assessing officer pointed out that the turnover of Rs. 38,500 was not disclosed in A-1 return. According to the learned Additional Government Pleader (Taxes) only after this mistake was pointed out by the assessing officer, the assessee came forward with an explanation that due to inadvertence the turnover in question was not reported in A-1 return. ....

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.... to be posted for hearing today. Even today, nobody was present on behalf of the assessee. We have considered the arguments of the learned Additional Government Pleader (Taxes) and perused the records carefully. 4.. The fact remains that the assessee failed to disclose the turnover of Rs. 38,500 in A-1 return. The assessee explained that the investigation of accounts did not indicate any omissi....