1996 (12) TMI 43

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....d "6" to the writ petition), relating to income-tax and wealth-tax for the consecutive assessment years 1983-84 to 1985-86, the Commissioner in view of section 273A of the Income-tax Act, 1961, and section 18B of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957, analogous to section 273A of the Income-tax Act, held that the returns for the assessment years 1983-84, 1984-85 and 1985-86 were furnished before the notices un....

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....ces as laid down under section 273A of the Income-tax Act and under the analogous provisions of the Wealth-tax Act, the entire penalty and interest should have been waived. Upon a perusal of the impugned order passed both under the Income-tax Act and the Wealth-tax Act by the Commissioner, it clearly appears that he has not recorded any reasons to restrict the relief to the extent of 50 per cent. ....