1992 (11) TMI 45

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.... business. For the assessment year 1973-74, the petitioner's assessment was completed by the second respondent by order dated March 31, 1976, on a total income of Rs. 1,14,000 as evidenced by exhibit P-1. Later, the third respondent initiated reassessment proceedings after issuing notice under section 148 of the Income-tax Act. He completed the reassessment under section 143(3) read with section 1....

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....he appeal partly and directed deduction of the correct amount of sales tax liability of Rs. 79,688. Exhibit P-3 is the order. The petitioner filed a petition before the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax, Trichur, for cancelling the interest levied under sections 139(8) and 217. Thereafter, the Income-tax Officer passed an order under section 154 for giving effect to the direction ....

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....ted within time. The contention of the petitioner that, as there was no levy of interest in the original assessment, there cannot be any levy of interest in the order of reassessment has been considered in exhibit P-7 order. It is true that interest was levied for the first time in the order of reassessment made on November 22, 1981. Section 139(8) does not prohibit levy of interest when reassessm....