Penalty proceedings remain independent of assessment, preventing revision solely for failure to initiate underreporting penalty.

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....Penalty proceedings for underreporting are independent of assessment proceedings. Failure to initiate penalty proceedings under section 270A while completing a reassessment does not, by itself, make the assessment order erroneous or prejudicial to the interests of the Revenue for revisional purposes. Revisional jurisdiction was therefore held unjustified where it rested solely on that omission, and the revisional order was quashed. A contrary Tribunal decision relied upon by the Revenue was distinguished. The assessee's appeal succeeded.....