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“Section 271(1)”

Section References (mined)Section 271Section 271(1)5,698 judgments

The decision most relied on for Section 271(1) is CIT v. Manjunatha Cotton & Ginning Factory (359 ITR 565), cited in 2,590 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on Section 271(1)

CIT v. Manjunatha Cotton & Ginning Factory
359 ITR 565 · 2013 · High Court
2,590
citing judgments

A penalty notice issued under section 274 read with section 271(1)(c) is invalid if it fails to specify whether the penalty proceedings are initiated for concealment of income or for furnishing inaccurate particulars of income. This non-specification vitiates the penalty proceedings.

CIT v. Reliance Petroproducts Pvt. Ltd.
322 ITR 158 · 2010 · Supreme Court
2,228
citing judgments

Penalty under Section 271(1)(c) for furnishing inaccurate particulars or concealment of income is not automatically leviable if the assessee has made a full disclosure of all particulars and the addition or disallowance arises from a difference of opinion.

Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. v. DCIT
328 ITR 81 · 2010 · High Court
1,183
citing judgments

Rule 8D, for computing disallowance under Section 14A for expenses related to exempt income, applies from Assessment Year 2008-09 onwards; for prior years, a reasonable disallowance must be made. The disallowance under Section 14A cannot exceed the actual exempt income earned.

CIT v. SSA’s Emerald Meadows
73 Taxmann.com 248 · 2016 · Supreme Court
953
citing judgments

A notice issued under Section 274 read with Section 271(1)(c) is invalid if it fails to specify whether penalty proceedings are for concealment of particulars of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars of income. Such lack of specificity vitiates the penalty proceedings.

Ashok Pai v. CIT
292 ITR 11 · 2007 · Supreme Court
812
citing judgments

“Concealment of particulars of income” and “furnishing inaccurate particulars of income” are two distinct offences under Section 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act. A penalty cannot be levied under one limb if the show cause notice or basis for penalty specifies the other, as this constitutes a complete variance in the reasons for assuming jurisdiction.

CIT v. SSA’s Emerald Meadows
73 Taxmann.com 241 · 2016 · High Court
791
citing judgments

A penalty notice under section 271(1)(c) read with section 274 of the Income Tax Act is invalid if it fails to specify whether the penalty is for concealment of income or for furnishing incorrect particulars of income.

CIT v. Jet Airways (I) Ltd.
331 ITR 236 · 2011 · High Court
694
citing judgments

The Assessing Officer loses jurisdiction and the entire reassessment becomes invalid if no addition is made in respect of the income that formed the basis of the reopening. Explanation 3 to Section 147 does not permit assessing other escaped income unless an addition is made for the original income forming the reason to believe.

Mr. Mohd. Farhan A. Shaikh v. ACIT
434 ITR 1 · 2021 · High Court
672
citing judgments

A penalty notice issued under section 274 read with section 271(1)(c) is invalid if it fails to specify the exact charge by not striking off the irrelevant limb (concealment of income or furnishing inaccurate particulars of income). Such an omnibus or vague notice renders the penalty proceedings bad in law, and any penalty imposed on its basis is liable to be quashed.

Judgments citing Section 271(1)

Dhaval Maheshbhai Ganatra, Rajkot vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward 3(1)(1)

In the result, the appeal filed by assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 245/RJT/2022[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot03 Feb 2023AY 2015-16

Bench: Ms. Suchitra Kamble & Shri Waseem Ahmedआयकरअपीलसं./Ita No. 245/Rjt/2022 िनधा"रणवष"/Asstt. Year:2015-16 Dhaval Maheshbhai Ganatra Vs. Ito Puka Park-1, B/H. Hudco Police Ward-3(1)(1), Chowky, Nr. Krishna Chawk Kothariya Rajkot Main Road, Rajkot-360002 Pan: Aompg8373G (Applicant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Vimal Desai, A.R. Revenue By : Shri B. D. Gupta, Sr. Dr सुनवाईक"तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 18/01/2023 घोषणाक"तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement: 03/02/2023 आदेश/O R D E R Per Waseem Ahmed: The Captioned Appeal Has Been Filed At The Instance Of The Assessee Against The Order Of The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (In Short “Nfac”), Delhi On 16.08.2022 Arising In The Matter Of Assessment Order Passed Under Section 144 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Here-In- After Referred To As "The Act") Relevant To The Assessment Year 2015-16. 2. The Assessee Has Raised Following Grounds Of Appeal: “1. The Assessment Order U/S. 144 Of The Act Is Bad In Law. 2. The Ld. Cit Appeal (Faceless) Has Erred In Law As Well As On Facts In Disposing Of The Appeal On The Erroneous Premises That The Appellant Had Opted For & Closed This Appeal In Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme. 3. The Learned Assessing Officer Has Erred In Law As Well As On Facts In Making Addition Of Rs. 43,56,319/- U/S. 144 Of The Act.” A.Y. 2015-16 2 3. The Effective Issue Raised By The Assessee Is That The Ld. Cit(A) Erred In Dismissing The Appeal On The Wrong Assumption Of Fact That The Assessee Has Settled The Dispute Under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme.

For Appellant: Shri Vimal Desai, A.RFor Respondent: Shri B. D. Gupta, Sr. DR
Section 144Section 271(1)(b)

that the assessee has settled the dispute under Vivad se Vishwas Scheme with respect to the penalty levied by the Assessing Officer under Section 271(1)(b) of the Act. To this effect, the Ld. A.R. drawn our attention on Form 5 for settling the dispute under Vivad se Vishwas