Reasonable cause for notice non-compliance defeated penalty where medical incapacity explained the default.
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....Penalty for failure to comply with statutory notices under section 142(1) was held unsustainable where the assessee proved reasonable cause under section 273B. The Tribunal accepted the explanation that non-compliance arose from a medical condition and was not deliberate or intentional, so the protective exception applied and penalty under section 272A(1)(d) was deleted.....


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