COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX V vs. M/S NESTLE INDIA LTD.
The appeals are dismissed
ITA/1474/2006HC Delhi06 Feb 2009
Bench: CASES PERTAINING TO SPL.DIVISION BENCHES
234A and
section 234C were inserted by the Direct Tax Laws
(Amendment) Act, 1987, with effect from April 1, 1989. It
is well settled that interest under section 234B is
compensatory in character. It is not penal in nature. So
also, interest under section 234C is compensatory in
character. It is for this reason that section 234B does not
envisage