Bench: the Ld. CIT(A) came to be dismissed without adjudication on merits, primarily on the ground that there was delay in filing of the appeal and that the assessee failed to respond to the notices issued by the Ld. CIT(A).
TDS liability by HPSIDC, has been produced. 20. The plea of bona fide belief and reasonable cause under section 273B is also not supported by any cogent material. Ignorance of the law or administrative convenience cannot be treated as a reasonable cause for failure to comply with mandatory provisions of tax deduction at source. 5 21. Penalty under section 271C