MAMAN SINGH,DELHI vs. JCIT, GURGAON
In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes
ITA 1255/DEL/2015[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi16 Dec 2015AY 2009-10
Bench: Smt. Diva Singh & Sh. O.P. Kantassessment Year: 2009-10 Sh. Maman Singh, Vs. Jcit, Range-Ii, C/O- Sh. Kapil Goel Adv. Gurgaon F-26/124, Sector-7, Rohini, Delhi (Pan: Atvps9067P) (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By : Sh. Kapil Goel, Adv. Respondent By : Sh. Yatendra Singh, Sr Dr Date Of Hearing: 19.11.2015 Date Of Pronouncement: 16.12.2015 Order Per O.P. Kant, A.M.: The Present Appeal By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Dated 20.01.2015 Of Commissioner Of Income Tax(Appeals)-I, Gurgaon, Wherein He Confirmed The Penalty Levied Under Section 271E Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (For Short “The Act”) By The Joint/ Additional Commissioner Of Income-Tax For Violation Of Provisions Of Section 269T Of The Act During Assessment Year 2009- 10. The Assessee Raised Following Grounds Of Appeal: I. That On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case & In Law, Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax(Appeals) Erred In Not Deleting The Penalty Levied U/S 271E Of The Act Amounting To Rs. 18,00,000/- Wrongly Imposed For Alleged Violation Of Section 269T Of The Act. Ii. That On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case & In Law, Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax(Appeals) Erred In Not Deleting The Penalty
For Appellant: Sh. Kapil Goel, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. Yatendra Singh, Sr DR
Section 143(3)Section 269SSection 269TSection 271ESection 273BSection 274
…We have heard the rival submissions and perused material available on record. We find that in view of number of judgments including judgements in the cases of CIT Vs Trimph International Finance Ltd (2012) 345 ITR 270( Bom) and CIT Vs T. Perumal (INDL) (2015) 370 ITR 313(Mad), it is settled law that the penalty levied under Section 271D/271E for violation of the provisions of Section 269SS and 269T is not justified, where the assessee is able to successfully demonstrate the reasonable cause for non-compliance of the 6 conditions of section 269SS/269T of the Act. In the case under hand, we have observed that the a…