1992 (8) TMI 18 - HC - Income Tax

Summary

Issues:
1. Whether the Tribunal was right in holding that the assessee did not establish the omission to show a specific amount in the receipts was accidental.
2. Whether the failure to produce the bank account during the assessment stage affected the liability for penalty.
3. Whether the Tribunal had jurisdiction to call for a bank account not on record and not relied upon earlier.

Analysis:
1. The court examined the case where the assessee failed to disclose a receipt of Rs. 30,000 while filing details of other receipts. The Tribunal found the omission not accidental based on evidence that the cheque was received and deposited but not disclosed. The court agreed that no question of law arose, leading to the dismissal of the petition.

2. The Tribunal considered the failure to produce the bank account during assessment. The court noted that the bank account, produced later, confirmed the receipt and deposit of the undisclosed amount. This evidence supported the Tribunal's conclusion that the omission was not accidental, leading to the dismissal of the petition.

3. The issue of jurisdiction arose regarding the Tribunal's request for the bank account not previously on record. The court found that the account, though not relied upon earlier, was relevant evidence to show the non-disclosure of the amount. The court upheld the Tribunal's decision, stating that no question of law arose, and dismissed the petition without costs.