Kamala Shiva Kumar, Secunderabad vs Income Tax Officer, Ward-10(1), ... on 3 May, 2021
Budhewal Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd. [2009] 312 ITR 92/[2008] 171
Taxman 173 held 'dismissing the appeal, that the society had paid
advance tax as well as self-assessment tax not taking into account the
deduction claimed under s. 80P(2)(a)(iii) of the Act. It was evident
from the facts that the assessee's claim was bona fide and that all the
particulars relating, to the computation of income had been disclosed.
Thus, the Tribunal rightly cancelled the penalty levied.
9.4 The Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in the case of CIT v.
Bhandari Silk Store. [2011] 337 ITR 153/[2012] 20 taxmann.com 439
held that 'the Tribunal while upholding the deletion of penalty on
surrender of Rs. 2 lakhs had categorically recorded that the surrender
related to the stocks included under the definition of other valuable
articles of things and that the condition enumerated under Expln. 5 to
s. 271(1)(c) were fulfilled. It was also not disputed that the statement
of the assessee was recorded under s. 132(4) of the Act on the date of
search. Therefore, the Tribunal was right in upholding the order of the
CIT(A) cancelling the penalty on Rs. 2 lakhs. It had been noticed by the
Tribunal that the assessee had disclosed the amount of Rs. 1,25,000 at
the time the search party was learning the premises of the assessee. It
was further recorded that the time for filing the return of income for
the asst. yr. 1989-90 under s. 139(1) had not expired on the date of
search and the assessee having disclosed the amount of Rs. 1,25,000
in the return filed for the asst. yr. 1989-90 and paid all taxes could not
be held to have concealed the particulars of income which were liable
to penalty under s. 271(1)(c). The Tribunal was, thus, right in
upholding the cancellation of penalty on this amount as well'.