Dhariwal Industries Ltd. (Formerly ... vs Acit (Inv.) And Addl. Cit, Range-1 on 14 August, 2007
"Having given our thoughtful consideration to the submission advanced by the
learned Counsel for the appellant, we are of the view that the provisions of Section
292B of the 1961 Act do not authorize the AO to ignore a defect of a substantive
nature and it is, therefore, that the aforesaid provision categorically records that a
return would not be treated as invalid, if the same "in substance and effect is in
conformity with or according to the intent and purpose of this Act". Insofar as the
return under reference is concerned, in terms of Section 140 of the 1961 Act, the
same cannot be treated to be even a return filed by the respondent assessee, as
the same does not even bear her signatures and had not even been verified by
her. In the aforesaid view of the matter, it is not possible for us to accept that the
return allegedly filed by the assessee was in substance and effect in conformity
with or according to the intent and purpose of this Act. Thus viewed, it is not
possible for us to accept the contention advanced by the learned Counsel for the
appellant on the basis of Section 292B of the 1961 Act. The return under
reference, which had been taken into consideration by the Revenue, was an
absolutely invalid return as it had a glaring inherent defect which could not be
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cured in spite of the deeming effect of Section 292B of the 1961 Act."