No Penalty for Inadvertent Tax Mistake u/s 271(1)(c) Without Evidence of Gross Negligence or Bad Faith.

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....Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) - If authority is satisfied that there was a reasonable cause, it may impose any penalty but inadvertent mistake cannot call for penalty in the absence of any material to show there is gross negligency or want of bona fides on the part of the assessee. - In the instant case, we find no such gross negligency on the part of the assessee and thus in our considered opinion the penalty should be justified for an inadvertent mistake committed by the assessee. - AT....