COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-III, LUDHIANA vs. GURU NANAK EDUCATIONAL TRUST, LUDHIANA
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court held that once the Chief Commissioner's action of refusing exemption was quashed, the exemption would apply retrospectively. Therefore, the penalty imposed was rightly deleted.
What were the facts?
The Revenue appealed against an ITAT order that upheld the deletion of a penalty. The penalty was levied under Section 271(1)(c) for refusal to grant exemption under Section 10(23C)(vi).
What were the issues?
Whether a penalty under Section 271(1)(c) can be sustained when the order refusing exemption, which formed the basis for the penalty, was subsequently quashed.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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Page 1 of 2 HE HIGH COURT OF PUNJA CHANDIGAR
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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SAN HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SAN **** Mr. Amanpreet (A.P.) Singh, Sen for the appellant. Mr. S.K. Mukhi, Advocate for th (through Video Conferencing
**** RAKASH SHARMA, J.(Oral) Present appeal has been prefe passed by the Income Tax Ap pheld the order passed by the Co penalty of Rs.14,23,480/- levied Learned counsel for the reven delete the penalty, as the refu 23C)(vi) of the Act was only risdictional High Court.
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