ACIT v. Marvel Associates

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What is ACIT v. Marvel Associates authority for?

Penalty under section 271AAB cannot be levied mechanically; the Assessing Officer must apply an independent mind, grant a hearing, and record satisfaction that the income genuinely falls within the statutory definition, which requires discovery of an unrecorded asset or income entry during search.

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ACIT v. Marvel Associates · Marvel Associates · Section 271AAB penalty · mechanical levy · Assessing Officer satisfaction · independent mind · undisclosed income definition · search assessment · unrecorded assets · unrecorded income entry · hearing before penalty · 92 Taxmann.com 109

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing ACIT v. Marvel Associates

Shri Bharat N. Parikh, Baroda vs. The DCIT., Central Circle-2, Baroda

In the result, both the appeals of the assessee are allowed

ITA 2494/AHD/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad23 Sept 2019AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Sudhanshu Srivastava & Shri Amarjit Singhआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. Nos. 2493 & 2494/Ahd/2018 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Years: 2013-14 & 2014-15) Bharatkumar N. Parikh Dcit बनाम/ Income Tax, 1, Subhadra Park Society, Vs. Central Circle-2, Nr. Utkarsh Vidyalaya, Vadodara Gadapura, Race Course, Baroda "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Afs Ps8 303 K .. (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri S. K. Dev, Sr. DRFor Respondent: 24/06/2019
Section 132Section 139(1)Section 143(3)Section 153ASection 271A

…आयकर अपील"य अ"धकरण, अहमदाबाद "यायपीठ ‘A’ अहमदाबाद । IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “A” BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. Nos. 2493 & 2494/Ahd/2018 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Years: 2013-14 & 2014-15) Bharatkumar N. Parikh DCIT बनाम/ Income Tax, 1, Subhadra Park Society, Vs. Central Circle-2, Nr. Utkarsh Vidyalaya, Vadodara Gadapura, Race Course, Baroda "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./PAN/GIR No.: AFS PS8 303 K .. (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) Shri Milin Mohta, AR अपीलाथ" ओर से/Appellant by : Shri S. K. Dev, Sr…

Shri Bharat N. Parikh, Baroda vs. The DCIT., Central Circle-2, Baroda

In the result, both the appeals of the assessee are allowed

ITA 2493/AHD/2018[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad23 Sept 2019AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Sudhanshu Srivastava & Shri Amarjit Singhआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. Nos. 2493 & 2494/Ahd/2018 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Years: 2013-14 & 2014-15) Bharatkumar N. Parikh Dcit बनाम/ Income Tax, 1, Subhadra Park Society, Vs. Central Circle-2, Nr. Utkarsh Vidyalaya, Vadodara Gadapura, Race Course, Baroda "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Afs Ps8 303 K .. (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri S. K. Dev, Sr. DRFor Respondent: 24/06/2019
Section 132Section 139(1)Section 143(3)Section 153ASection 271A

…आयकर अपील"य अ"धकरण, अहमदाबाद "यायपीठ ‘A’ अहमदाबाद । IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “A” BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. Nos. 2493 & 2494/Ahd/2018 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Years: 2013-14 & 2014-15) Bharatkumar N. Parikh DCIT बनाम/ Income Tax, 1, Subhadra Park Society, Vs. Central Circle-2, Nr. Utkarsh Vidyalaya, Vadodara Gadapura, Race Course, Baroda "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./PAN/GIR No.: AFS PS8 303 K .. (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) Shri Milin Mohta, AR अपीलाथ" ओर से/Appellant by : Shri S. K. Dev, Sr…

M/S Sel Textiles Limited, Ludhiana vs. DCIT, CC-III, Ludhiana

In the result, theappeal of the assessee stands partly allowed

ITA 695/CHANDI/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh18 Apr 2019AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Sanjay Garg & Ms. Annapurna Guptaआयकरअपीलसं./Ita No.695/Chd/2018 धििागरणवर्ग / Assessment Year :2014-15 बिाम M/S Sel Textiles Limited, The Dcit, 273-74,G.T. Road, Central Circle-Iii, Dhandari Kalan, Ludhiana Ludhiana स्थायीलेखासं./Pan No: Aancs0401M अपीलाथी/Appellant प्रत्यथी/Respondent धििागररतीकीओरसे/Assessee By : Shri Ashwani Kumar, Ca राजस्वकीओरसे/ Revenue By : Sh. Ram Mohan, Cit Dr सुिवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 28.01.2019 उदघोर्णाकीतारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 18.04.2019 आदेश/Order Per Sanjay Garg:

For Appellant: Shri Ashwani Kumar, CAFor Respondent: Sh. Ram Mohan, CIT DR
Section 132Section 132(4)Section 250(6)Section 271Section 271A

…y statutory, automatic and binding on the AO but the AO was given discretion in the matter of levy of penalty. Our foregoing view finds support in the decision of the coordinate Bench of the Tribunal at Vishakhapatnam in the case of ACIT Vs Marvel Associates (170 ITD 353) which inturn relied on Hon’ble Andhra Pradesh High Court ratio in Radha Krishna Vihar (infra). The following observations of the Tribunal in the said decision are relevant in this regard: “6. Careful reading of section 271AAB of the Act, the words used are 'AO may direct' and 'the assessee shall pay by way of penalty'. Similar words are used se…