2011 (8) TMI 1198 - AT - Income Tax

Summary

Issues involved: Appeal against penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the I.T. Act, 1961 due to defects in filing.

Issue 1: Defects in filing the appeal

The appeal was filed against the order of CIT(A) for the assessment year 2006-07 related to penalty u/s 271(1)(c) of the I.T. Act, 1961. The assessee was issued a defect notice highlighting various shortcomings in the filing, including Tribunal's fee being short, incomplete grounds of appeal, failure to file assessment order in duplicate u/s 143(3), and incomplete verification. Despite multiple adjournments requested by the assessee, the defects were not rectified. Consequently, on the date of the final hearing, neither the assessee's counsel appeared nor any application for adjournment was submitted. The Tribunal observed the lack of interest from the assessee's side in pursuing the appeal and dismissed it summarily.

Conclusion: The appeal of the assessee was dismissed by the Tribunal due to persistent failure to rectify the defects in filing the appeal, indicating a lack of interest in pursuing the case.