Navigating the Intricacies of Income Tax Penalty u/s 271(1)(c): Fairness in Tax Administration

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....rable High Court concerning the imposition of penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act. The case revolves around the Revenue's appeal against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, which had canceled the penalty imposed on the assessee by the Assessing Authority. Arguments Presented The Revenue raised the following questions of law before the High Court: * Whether the Tribunal ....

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.... particulars, thereby attracting penalty u/s 271(1)(c). Discussions and Findings of the Court The High Court made the following key observations and findings: * The assessee had disclosed the omitted income and admitted the mistake before the issuance of the notice u/s 148 of the Income Tax Act. The Assessing Authority was effectively estopped from contending that the assessee had concealed or....

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....inherently defective as it did not specify the particular ground on which the Revenue was proceeding against the assessee for the imposition of the penalty. Analysis and Decision by the Court The High Court analyzed the provisions of Section 271(1)(c) and the facts of the case in detail. It held that the essential pre-conditions for invoking Section 271(1)(c) against the assessee were not establ....