CIT v. Aero Traders Pvt. Ltd.

322 ITR 316High Court2010#455 most cited

What is CIT v. Aero Traders Pvt. Ltd. authority for?

No penalty can be levied under Section 271(1)(c) for concealment of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars when additions or disallowances to income are based purely on estimation, without concrete evidence. The revenue must demonstrate actual concealment, not just an estimated addition.

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CIT v. Aero Traders Pvt. Ltd. · 322 ITR 316 · Section 271(1)(c) penalty · estimated addition · no penalty on estimated addition · concealment of income · furnishing inaccurate particulars · quantum addition estimation · Delhi High Court · levy of penalty

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Judgments citing CIT v. Aero Traders Pvt. Ltd.

Godavari Khore Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd, Ahmednagar vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income-Tax, Ahmednagar Circle, Ahmednagar

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee stands allowed

ITA 2335/PUN/2017[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Pune03 Mar 2021AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Inturi Rama Rao, Am & Shri S. S. Viswanethra Ravi, Jm आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.2335/Pun/2017 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2013-14 Godavari Khore Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd., A/P Sahajanandnagar, Tal. Kopargaon, Dist. Ahmednagar. .......अपीलाथ" / Appellant Pan : Aaaag0652R बनाम / V/S. Acit, Ahmednagar Circle, ……""यथ" / Respondent Ahmednagar. Assessee By : Shri Prasanna Joshi Revenue By : Shri Vitthal Bhosale सुनवाई क" तारीख / Date Of Hearing : 02.03.2021 घोषणा क" तारीख / Date Of Pronouncement : 03.03.2021 आदेश / Order Per Inturi Rama Rao, Am: This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Directed Against The Order Of Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)- 2, Pune (‘Cit(A)’ For Short) Dated 12.07.2017 Confirming The Levy Of Penalty U/S 271(1)(C) Of The Income Tax, Act, 1961 (‘The Act’ For Short) For The Assessment Year 2013-14. 2. Briefly, The Facts Of The Case Are That The Appellant Is Cooperative Society Engaged In The Business Of Milk Processing. The Appellant Society Filed The Return Of Income For The Assessment Year 2013-14 Through Electronically Mode On 22.09.2013 Disclosing Rs.Nil Income After Setting Off Of The Brought

For Appellant: Shri Prasanna JoshiFor Respondent: Shri Vitthal Bhosale
Section 143(3)Section 271(1)(c)

…e appellant society is found to be inaccurate or false. In the absence of this finding, the levy of penalty cannot be sustained. Reliance in this regard can be placed on the following decisions of the Hon’ble High Courts :- (i) CIT vs. Aero Traders Pvt. Ltd., 322 ITR 316 (Del); (ii) CIT vs. Parkash Industries Ltd., 322 ITR 622 (P&H); (iii) CIT vs. Vijay Kumar Jain, 325 ITR 378 (Chhattisgarh); and, (iv) CIT vs. S S P Ltd, 328 ITR 643 (P&H). 8. In the light of the above legal position, we are of the considered view that the impugned order of penalty cannot be sustained in the eyes of law. Accordingly, the orders of…