C.I.T. BIKANER vs. KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI , GAJSINGHPUR
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court held that since the appeals preferred by the Revenue against the ITAT's order deleting additions made by the Assessing Officer during the relevant assessment years had already been dismissed by the High Court on the same day, no penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Act was leviable. Consequently, the court found that no substantial question of law arose for consideration in the present appeals. The appeals were accordingly dismissed. The court did not decide on the merits of the penalty imposition itself, but rather on the procedural consequence of the prior dismissal of appeals related to the underlying additions.
What were the facts?
These are appeals by the Commissioner of Income Tax, Bikaner, against a common order dated July 15, 2013, passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jodhpur Bench. The ITAT had affirmed the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal) which deleted penalties imposed by the Assessing Officer under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The appeals by the Revenue against the ITAT's deletion of additions made by the Assessing Officer for the relevant assessment years were dismissed by the High Court on the same day. The present appeals relate to the same assessees and assessment orders.
What were the issues?
1. Whether the High Court has jurisdiction to entertain appeals against the ITAT's order affirming the deletion of penalties under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, when the underlying additions made by the Assessing Officer have already been deleted and the Revenue's appeals against such deletions have been dismissed by the High Court. (Question of law) Assessee's Contention: Not recorded. Revenue's Contention: Not recorded. 2. Whether any substantial question of law arises for consideration in the present appeals, given the dismissal of the Revenue's appeals concerning the deletion of additions made by the Assessing Officer. Assessee's Contention: Not recorded. Revenue's Contention: Not recorded.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR ORDER 1. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, BIKANER VS. KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI(GRAIN), SRI GANGANAGAR (D.B.INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.3/14) 2. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, BIKANER VS. KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI, RAISINGHNAGAR (D.B.INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.4/14) 3. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, BIKANER VS. KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI, GAJSINGHPUR (D.B.INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.5/14) 4. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, BIKANER VS. KRISHI UPAJ MANDI SAMITI, PADAMPUR (D.B.INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.6/14) Dated:- 26th April, 2016. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SANGEET LODHA HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KAILASH CHANDRA SHARMA Mr.K.K.Bissa, for the appellants. Mr.Rajesh Choudhary, for the respondents. BY THE COURT :- (PER HON'BLE MR.SANGEET LODHA,J.) 1. These appeals are directed against the common order dated 15.7.13 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jodhpur Bench, Jodhpur, whereby the order passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal) [CIT(A)], deleting the penalty imposed by the Assessing Officer under Section 271(1) (c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short “the Act”), has been
2 affirmed. 2. The appeals preferred by the Revenue against the order passed by the ITAT, deleting the additions made by the Assessing Officer during the relevant assessment year stand dismissed by this court today vide order passed in D.B.Income Tax Appeal No.47/13 “Commissioner of Income Tax, Bikaner vs. Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Raisinghnagar” and other connected appeals relating to the assessment orders passed by the Assessing Officer in respect of the assessees herein, and therefore, no penalty is leviable under Section 271(1)(c) of the Act. 3. In this view of the matter, no substantial question of law arises for consideration of this court in the present appeals. 4. Accordingly, the appeals are hereby dismissed. No order as to costs. (KAILASH CHANDRA SHARMA),J. (SANGEET LODHA),J. Aditya/
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