New Sorathia Engineering Co. v. CIT

282 ITR 642High Court2006#1253 most cited

What is New Sorathia Engineering Co. v. CIT authority for?

To levy a penalty under Section 271(1)(c), the Assessing Officer must clearly specify whether it is for concealment of income or for furnishing inaccurate particulars, and an ambiguous or unspecified charge renders the penalty invalid.

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New Sorathia Engineering Co. v. CIT · section 271(1)(c) · section 274 · specific charge penalty · concealment of income · furnishing inaccurate particulars · penalty invalidity · non-application of mind · deletion of penalty · levy of penalty

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Judgments citing New Sorathia Engineering Co. v. CIT

Indian Chronicle Ltd., Ahmedabad vs. The Income Tax Officer, Ward-4(3), Ahmedabad

In the result, the appeal ofthe assessee is allowed

ITA 1275/AHD/2012[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad18 Dec 2024AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri T.R. Senthil Kumar & Shri Narendra Prasad Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1275/Ahd/2012 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2007-08) Indian Chronicle Ltd. बनाम/ Ito Gujarat Samacharbhavan, Ward4(3), Ahmedabad Vs. Khanpur,Ahmedabad - 380001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. : Aaaci0793H (Appellant) .. (Respondent) Shri Tushar Hemani, Sr. Advocate & अपीलाथ" ओर से/Appellant By : Shri Parimalsinh B. Parmar, A.R. Shri Rignesh Das, Sr. Dr ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondentby: Date Of Hearing 28/11/2024 Date Of Pronouncement 18/12/2024

For Appellant: Shri Parimalsinh B. Parmar, A.RFor Respondent: Date of Hearing
Section 10(38)Section 115JSection 254(2)Section 271(1)(c)

…e Ltd. Vs. ITO] A.Y. 2007-08- 6 – penalty cannot be levied. In this regard, he has relied upon the following decisions: ✓ Manu engineering Works- (1980) 122 ITR 306 (Guj]; ✓ Whiteford India Ltd. - (2013) 38 taxmann.com 15 (Guj); ✓ New SorathiaEngg. Co. (2006) 282 ITR 642 (Guj); ✓ Manjunatha Cotton & Ginning Factory -359 ITR 565 (Kar); 7. The Ld. Sr. Counsel further submitted that when the LTCG, which was claimed as exempt income u/s.10(38) of the Act, was duly disclosed in the return of income, tax audit report and the annual accounts, there cannot be a case of concealment of income. Therefore, penalty was wrong…