2022 (11) TMI 735

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....llant Mr. J.V. Prasad, learned Standing Counsel, Income Tax Department for the Respondent. JUDGMENT: (PER THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN) Heard Mr. A.V. Siva Karthikeya, learned counsel representing Mr. A.V. Krishna Kaundinya, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. J.V. Prasad, learned Standing Counsel, Income Tax Department for the respondent. 2. This appeal has been pr....

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.... of Income Tax (Appeals) confirming levy of penalty of Rs.1,00,000.00 by the assessing officer? 5. Appellant is an assessee under the Act and was a Bookie at Hyderabad Race Club. For the assessment year 1994-95, he filed his return of income declaring total income of Rs.5,82,490.00. Assessing officer noted that appellant had not complied with the provisions of Section 44AB of the Act i.e., by s....

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....alty under sec. 271B, the assessee claimed that he was under a genuine belief that his turnover had not crossed Rs.40 lakhs and he need not get his accounts audited. While saying so, he filed additional evidence stating that due to seizure of books by the Sales tax authorities, the audit of accounts under sec. 44AB got delayed. This is a contradictory stand. As the assessee bona fide beli....

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.... (A) no plea was taken that due to seizure of books by Sales tax authorities the audit got delayed. Even otherwise, no copy of letter from the Sales tax authorities is filed before us. The two letters dated 28-8-1996 and 25-3-1997 are of the assessee written to the Commercial Tax Officer, and are self-serving. 8. In view of the fact that the assessee himself filed entertainment tax return....