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PenaltySection 271Section 271348 judgments

The decision most relied on for deletion of penalty is Akhil Bhartiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh Bhawan Trust v. ADIT (115 TTJ 419), cited in 292 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on deletion of penalty

Akhil Bhartiya Prathmik Shikshak Sangh Bhawan Trust v. ADIT
115 TTJ 419 · 2008 · ITAT
292
citing judgments

Penalty under Section 272A(1)(d) for non-compliance with a notice issued under Section 142(1) is not leviable when the assessee demonstrates a reasonable cause for such non-compliance. The decision defines what constitutes 'reasonable cause' in this context.

Earthmoving Equipment Service Corporation v. DCIT 22(2), Mumbai
84 Taxmann.com 51 · 2017 · ITAT
263
citing judgments

A penalty levied under Section 271(1)(c) for concealment of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars cannot be deleted merely due to technical defects in the penalty notice, such as not ticking the specific default, if the assessee understood the charges.

K.C. Builders & Anr. v. ACIT
265 ITR 562 · 2004 · Supreme Court
241
citing judgments

When the addition made in the assessment order, on the basis of which a penalty for concealment under section 271(1)(c) is levied, is subsequently deleted, the penalty has no basis and must be cancelled.

CIT v. Subhash Trading Co. Ltd.
221 ITR 110 · 1996 · High Court
146
citing judgments

Penalty under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act cannot be levied when an addition to income is based purely on an estimate, without concrete evidence proving concealment of income or furnishing of inaccurate particulars.

CIT v. Krishi Tyre Retreading and Rubber Industries
360 ITR 580 · 2014 · High Court
117
citing judgments

No penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act is leviable when an addition to income is made purely on an estimation basis, absent concrete evidence of concealment or furnishing inaccurate particulars.

CIT v. Sangrur Vanaspati Mills Ltd.
303 ITR 53 · 2008 · High Court
116
citing judgments

Penalty under section 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act is not leviable when an addition to income is made purely on an estimated basis, without any concrete evidence of concealment or furnishing of inaccurate particulars.

Surajmal Parsuram Todi v. CIT
222 ITR 691 · 1996 · High Court
114
citing judgments

A penalty under Section 271B for failure to get accounts audited cannot be levied if a penalty under Section 271A has already been imposed for non-maintenance of books of account.

Commissioner of Income Tax v. Triumph International Finance (I) Ltd.
345 ITR 270 · 2012 · High Court
114
citing judgments

Transactions involving the receipt or repayment of loans or deposits solely through journal entries, without actual cash movement, contravene Sections 269SS and 269T. However, penalties under Sections 271D or 271E for such contraventions are not imposable if the assessee demonstrates a reasonable cause under Section 273B, particularly when no cash has passed between parties.

Judgments citing deletion of penalty

Snehalkumar Bhogilal Trivedi, Gandhinagar vs. NFAC, Assessment Unit, Present Juris. the ITO, Ward-3(3)(5), Ahmedabad

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

ITA 740/AHD/2025[2018-19]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad26 Aug 2025AY 2018-19

Bench: Smt. Annapurna Guptaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 740/Ahd/2025 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2018-19) बनाम/ Snehalkumar Bhogilal Nfac, Assessment Unit Trivedi – Present Jurisdiction - Vs. B-502, Radhe Helios, Income Tax Officer Reliance Chowkdi, Orbit Ward-3(3)(5), Mall, Kudasan, Ahmedabad Gandhinagar, Gujarat – 382421 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Aaxpt4034G (Appellant) .. (Respondent) अपीलाथ" ओर से /Appellant By : Shri Pritesh Shah, A.R. ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Nitin Kulkarni, Sr. Dr

For Appellant: Shri Pritesh Shah, A.RFor Respondent: Shri Nitin Kulkarni, Sr. DR
Section 143(3)Section 270ASection 274Section 54F

notices issued to the assessee remained unresponded. He, however, contended that on legal grounds itself, the assessee had a very good case for deletion of penalty levied u/s.270A of the Act. His contention primarily before us was that Section 270A of the Act provides for levy of penalty ... assessee is not sustainable in law. I ITA No.740/Ahd/2025 [Snehalkumar Bhogilal Trivedi vs. ITO] A.Y. 2018-19 - 6 – therefore direct the deletion of penalty levied in the present case u/s.270A of the Act amounting to Rs.10,61,360/-. Appeal of the assessee is, therefore, allowed. 11. In the result

Shri Ramchand Laxmandas Babani, Jaipur vs. Income Tax Officer, Jaipur

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 192/JPR/2025[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur21 Aug 2025AY 2011-12

Bench: DR. S. SEETHALAKSHMI (Judicial Member), SHRI RATHOD KAMLESH JAYANTBHAI, AM आयकरअपीलसं./ ITA No. 192/JPR/2025 निर्धारणवर्ष / AssessmentYear : 2011-12 Shri Ramchand Laxmandas Babani P.No.2, Shiv Shankar Colony Janta Colony, Jaipur – 302 004 (Raj) बनाम Vs. The ITO Ward -6(4) Jaipur प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent स्थायीलेखा सं. / जीआईआरसं./PAN/GIR No.: ANYPB 6571 A अपीलार्थी / Appellant निर्धारिती की ओरसे/Assesseeby : Shri Mohit Balani, Advocate (Thru" V.C.) राजस्व की ओरसे /Revenue by: Shri Gautam Sin

For Appellant: Shri Mohit Balani, Advocate (Thru” V.C.)For Respondent: Shri Gautam Singh Choudhary, JCIT-DR
Section 271(1)(c)

with Section 251 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. 4.2 During the course of hearing, the ld. AR of the assessee prayed for deletion of penalty amounting to Rs.2,60,090/-imposed by the AO u/s 271(1)©of the Act and the same has been confirmed by the ld.CIT ... RAMCHAND LAXMANDAS BABANI VS ITO, WARD 6(4), JAIPUR 4.8. The Appellant thus requests Your Honors to kindly direct the Assessing officer to delete the penalty levied upon by the Assessing Officer. The appellant shall be grateful if the above submissions are considered while disposing of the appeals

Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-1, Bathinda vs. Arshpreet Singh, Muktsar

The appeals stand dismissed

ITA 532/ASR/2024[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Amritsar07 Aug 2025AY 2011-12

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am & Hon’Ble Shri Udayan Das Gupta, Jm 1. आयकरअपीलसं./ Ita No.531/Asr/2024 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessmentyear: 2010-11) & 2. आयकरअपीलसं./ Ita No. 532/Asr/2024 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessmentyear: 2011-12) Dcit - Circle-1 Shri Arshpreet Singh बनाम/ Bathinda. H.No. 7581, Street No 3 Vs. Namdev Nagar Muktsar "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Bczps-6061-F (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/Appellant By : Shri Charan Dass (Addl. Cit) - Ld. Sr. Dr ""थ"कीओरसे/Respondentby : Sh. Manpreet Kanda (Advocate) - Ld.Ar सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 16-07-2025 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 07-08-2025 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal () Aggrieved By Deletion Of Penalty U/S 271(1)(C) For Rs.105.06 1. Lacs & Rs.118.98 Lacs As Levied By Ld. Ao For Assessment Years (Ay) 2010-11 & 2011-12 Respectively, The Revenue Is In Further Appeals Before Us. The Impugned Orders Have Been Passed By Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless

For Appellant: Shri Charan Dass (Addl. CIT) - Ld. Sr. DRFor Respondent: Sh. Manpreet Kanda (Advocate) - Ld.AR
Section 271(1)(c)

घोषणाकीतारीख /Date of Pronouncement : 07-08-2025 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (Accountant Member) Aggrieved by deletion of penalty u/s 271(1)(c) for Rs.105.06 1. Lacs and Rs.118.98 Lacs as levied by Ld. AO for Assessment Years (AY) 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively

Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-1, Bathinda vs. Arshpreet Singh, Muktsar

The appeals stand dismissed

ITA 531/ASR/2024[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Amritsar07 Aug 2025AY 2010-11

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am & Hon’Ble Shri Udayan Das Gupta, Jm 1. आयकरअपीलसं./ Ita No.531/Asr/2024 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessmentyear: 2010-11) & 2. आयकरअपीलसं./ Ita No. 532/Asr/2024 (िनधा"रणवष" / Assessmentyear: 2011-12) Dcit - Circle-1 Shri Arshpreet Singh बनाम/ Bathinda. H.No. 7581, Street No 3 Vs. Namdev Nagar Muktsar "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Bczps-6061-F (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/Appellant By : Shri Charan Dass (Addl. Cit) - Ld. Sr. Dr ""थ"कीओरसे/Respondentby : Sh. Manpreet Kanda (Advocate) - Ld.Ar सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 16-07-2025 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 07-08-2025 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal () Aggrieved By Deletion Of Penalty U/S 271(1)(C) For Rs.105.06 1. Lacs & Rs.118.98 Lacs As Levied By Ld. Ao For Assessment Years (Ay) 2010-11 & 2011-12 Respectively, The Revenue Is In Further Appeals Before Us. The Impugned Orders Have Been Passed By Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless

For Appellant: Shri Charan Dass (Addl. CIT) - Ld. Sr. DRFor Respondent: Sh. Manpreet Kanda (Advocate) - Ld.AR
Section 271(1)(c)

घोषणाकीतारीख /Date of Pronouncement : 07-08-2025 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal (Accountant Member) Aggrieved by deletion of penalty u/s 271(1)(c) for Rs.105.06 1. Lacs and Rs.118.98 Lacs as levied by Ld. AO for Assessment Years (AY) 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively