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Issues involved: Appeal against deletion of penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act.
Summary: The Appellate Tribunal ITAT Ahmedabad heard the Revenue's appeal against the deletion of a penalty of Rs. 34,00,000 u/s 271(1)(c) of the Act by the CIT(A)-XV, Ahmedabad for the assessment year 2008-09. The case involved the assessee filing a revised return declaring additional income of Rs. 1,00,00,000 after a survey operation u/s 133A. The penalty imposed by the AO was based on this additional income, which was later deleted by the CIT(A). The Tribunal considered various factors and legal precedents in reaching its decision. The CIT(A) found that no incriminating material was found during the survey and that the additional income disclosed was related to a non-existing liability previously accepted by the department. The CIT(A) concluded that the penalty was not justified as the disclosure was made to buy peace of mind and there was no evidence of concealment of income. The CIT(A) relied on Tribunal decisions in similar cases to support the deletion of the penalty. The Tribunal upheld the CIT(A)'s decision, dismissing the revenue's appeal based on the specific facts and legal interpretations of the case. In conclusion, the Tribunal affirmed the CIT(A)'s order to delete the penalty, emphasizing the lack of incriminating evidence and the context of the additional income disclosure. The Tribunal found no grounds to interfere with the CIT(A)'s decision, ultimately dismissing the revenue's appeal. Order pronounced on 21-06-2013 by Shri G. C. Gupta, VP and Shri A. K. Garodia, AM.
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