1995 (11) TMI 116

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....he amount by 12 and found out the average. Considering the average figure per month and the difference in the actual figures in monthly deductions, he levied interest under s. 201(1A) of the Act. 3. On appeal, the learned CIT(A) deleted the amounts of interest observing as under: "A reading of s. 201 with s. 192 of the IT Act will show that the duty of the person responsible for paying any income chargeable under the head "salary" is to deduct the correct amount of tax at source on the amount payable computed on the basis of rates in force in the financial year in which the payment is made. He is also empowered to increase or reduce the amount to be deducted for the purpose of adjusting any excess or deficiency arising out of any prev....

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....appreciate that the amount of salary payment every month in such a large organisation as that of the assessee cannot remain constant as the amount of salary vary from month to month depending upon the actual number of employees receiving actual payment of salary; the total amount of salary, arrears, allowances and special incentives received by the employees from time to time. The learned counsel drew our attention to the copies of Form No. 24 placed on record and submitted that from these monthly TDS returns, it can be seen that the tax has been deducted regularly and paid in accordance with the provisions of law and there is no default on the part of the assessee so as to attract the penal provisions of s. 201(1A) of the Act. In support o....

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....periodical increment in salary, enhancement of dearness allowance, arrears of salary and allowances and special incentives received by the employees and the like from time to time. Hence the provisions of s. 192(3) will squarely apply to the facts of the assessee's case. 6. In the case of ITO vs. Registrar of Guru Nanak Dev University, the assessee being a person responsible for deduction of tax from salaries had computed total tax at Rs. 10,27,690 out of which tax amounting to Rs. 3,67,703 was paid from April, 1989 to January, 1990 and Rs. 1,68,373 in the month of February, 1990 whereas the balance amount of tax of Rs. 4,91,612 was deposited in March, 1990. The assessee contended before the Dy. CIT(A) while agitating against the interes....