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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, CUTTACK BENCH CUTTACK
Before: SHRI C.M. GARG, JM & SHRI L.P. SAHU, AM
7 a situation, levy of penalty suffers from non- application of mind. In the background of the aforesaid legal position and, having regard to the manner in which the Assessing Officer has issued notice under section 274 r.w.s. 271(1)(c) of the Act dated 31.10.2017 without striking off the irrelevant words, the penalty proceedings show a non-application of mind by the Assessing Officer and is, thus, unsustainable.
The facts of the present appeals are identical to the facts of the case before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of SSA's. Emarld Meadows(supra) and, therefore, the decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court squarely applies to the case of the assessee. Hence, respectfully following the same, we set aside the impugned order passed by the CIT(A) in all the appeals under consideration and cancel the order of the Assessing Officer dated 25.04.2018 levying penalty u/s.271(1)(c) of the Act Rs.24,792/- for A.Y.2010-2011, Rs.8,050/- for A.Y.2011-2012, Rs.13,143/- for A.Y.2012-2013, Rs.14,210/- for A.Y.2013-2014 and Rs.14,476/- for A.Y.2015-2016, respectively and allow the sole ground raised
in all the appeals under consideration.
11. In the result, all appeals of the assessee are allowed. Order pronounced in the open court on 08/01/ 2020. Sd/- Sd/- (C.M.GARG) (L.P.SAHU) न्यानयक सदस्य / JUDICIAL MEMBER ऱेखा सदस्य / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER कटक Cuttack; ददनांक Dated 08/01/2020 Prakash Kumar Mishra, Sr.P.S.
आदेश की प्रनिलऱपप अग्रेपषि/Copy of the Order forwarded to : अऩीऱाथी / The Appellant- 1. Samapika Jena, At-Plot No.3(P), Sector-1, CDA, Bidanasi, Cuttack-751014 प्रत्यथी / The Respondent- 2. ACIT, Central Circle, Cuttack आयकर आयुक्त(अऩीऱ) / The CIT(A), 3. आयकर आयुक्त / CIT 4. ववभागीय प्रयतयनधध, आयकर अऩीऱीय अधधकरण, कटक / DR, ITAT, 5. Cuttack गार्ग पाईऱ / Guard file. 6. आदेशािुसार/ BY ORDER, सत्यावऩत प्रयत //True Copy//
(Senior Private Secretary) आयकर अपीऱीय अधिकरण, कटक / ITAT, Cuttack