High Court Confirms Penalty Waiver for Appellant: Section 80 Protects Against Penalties u/ss 76, 77, 78.

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....Waiver of penalty u/s 78 was allowed but waiver of penalty u/s 76 was refused by the tribunal - once the assessee proves that there was reasonable cause for the failure. Section 80 starts to operate, insulating the imposition of any other penalties under Section 76, Section 77 or Section 78 of the Act. Insofar as the appellant is concerned, this is inexcusably applicable in law - HC....