263—CIT v. Subhash Kumar Jain
335 ITR 364High Court2011#4196 most cited
What is 263—CIT v. Subhash Kumar Jain authority for?
The Commissioner (CIT) cannot direct the Assessing Officer (AO) to initiate penalty proceedings under Section 271(1)(c) using revisional powers under Section 263 if the AO did not initiate them in the original assessment order. The CIT's revisional power under Section 263 cannot be used to create a non-existent proceeding.
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CIT vs. Subhash Kumar Jain · Section 263 · Section 271(1)(c) · revisional power · penalty proceedings · erroneous assessment · prejudicial to revenue · AO not initiating penalty