CIT v. Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd.

265 ITR 177High Court2004#5359 most cited

What is CIT v. Catholic Syrian Bank Ltd. authority for?

A levy is penal in nature if criminal liability or prosecution is provided. Otherwise, the key test is whether the penalty for non-compliance entails compensatory or penal consequences.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2019 to 2024.

Also referred to as

CIT v Catholic Syrian Bank · penalty · compensatory vs penal consequences · criminal liability · Banking Regulation Act · section 46 · section 47A · revenue expenditure

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