TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2018 (4) TMI 1127
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....sed and written submissions filed before the Bench on 27-11-2017 in the case of Jeetmal Choraria in ITA No. 956/Kol/2016 for the A.Y 2010-11 may be adopted in this case also. In support of his contention, he relied on the order of the AO and opposed the order of the CIT-A in cancelling the impugned penalty imposed u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Act. 3. In view of above, he prayed to allow the grounds raised by the revenue by confirming the penalty imposed by the AO u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Act. 4. On the other hand, the ld.AR submits that the issue raised in the appeal is covered in favour of assessee by the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of SSA's Emerald Meadows. He also submits that the AO imposed penalty on defective notice dt. ....
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....e Ld.DR and principle laid down by the respective Hon'ble High Courts at Bombay and Patna and preferred to follow the ratio laid down by the Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka in the case of Manjunatha Cotton and Ginning Factory supra by taking support of the established principle enunciated by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Vegetable Products ltd reported in 88 ITR 192 (SC). We are in agreement with the reasoning in its order dt:01-12- 2017 of Coordinate Bench in the case of Jeetmal Choraria and the same is reproduced for ready reference: "7. The learned DR submitted that the Hon'ble Calcutta High Court in the case of Dr.Syamal Baran Mondal Vs. CIT (2011) 244 CTR 631 (Cal) has taken a view that Sec.271 does not mandate that the re....
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.... are quasi-criminal in nature. Section 274 contains the principle of natural justice of the assessee being heard before levying penalty. Rules of natural justice cannot be imprisoned in any straight-jacket formula. For sustaining a complaint of failure of the Principles of natural justice on the ground of absence of opportunity, it has to be established that prejudice is caused to the concerned person by the procedure followed. The issuance of notice is an administrative device for informing the assessee about the proposal to levy penalty in order to enable him to explain as to why it should not be done. Mere mistake in the language used or mere non-striking of the inaccurate portion cannot by itself invalidate the notice. The ITAT Mumbai B....
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.... Tribunal held that on perusal of the notice issued under Section 271(1)(c) of the Act, it is clear that it is a standard proforma used by the Assessing Authority. Before issuing the notice the inappropriate words and paragraphs were neither struck off nor deleted. The Assessing Authority was not sure as to whether she had proceeded on the basis that the assessee had either concealed its income or has furnished inaccurate details. The notice is not in compliance with the requirement of the particular section and therefore it is a vague notice, which is attributable to a patent non application of mind on the part of the Assessing authority. Further, it held that the Assessing Officer had made additions under Section 69 of the Act being undis....
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....the case of M/S.Maharaj Garage & Co. Vs. CIT dated 22.8.2017 referred to in the written note given by the learned DR, which is an unreported decision and a copy of the same was not furnished, the same proposition as was laid down by the Hon'ble Bombay High Court in the case of Smt.Kaushalya (supra) appears to have been reiterated, as is evident from the extracts furnished in the written note furnished by the learned DR before us. 12. In the case of Trishul Enterprises ITA No.384 & 385/Mum/2014, the Mumbai Bench of ITAT followed the decision of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court in the case of Smt.Kaushalya (supra). 13. In the case of Mahesh M.Gandhi (supra) the Mumbai ITAT the ITAT held that the decision of the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court....
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....ble him to explain as to why it should not be done. Mere mistake in the language used or mere non-striking of the inaccurate portion cannot by itself invalidate the notice. The Tribunal Benches at Mumbai and Patna being subordinate to the Hon'ble Bombay High Court and Patna High Court are bound to follow the aforesaid view. The Tribunal Benchs at Bangalore have to follow the decision of the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court. As far as benches of Tribunal in other jurisdictions are concerned, there are two views on the issue, one in favour of the Assessee rendered by the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court in the case of Manjunatha Cotton & Ginning (supra) and other of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court in the case of Smt.Kaushalya. It is settled legal posit....