TMI Blog1995 (7) TMI 405X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 959. The dealer/assessee is a jeweller and the relevant assessment year in this case is 1980-81. During the inspection on March 3, 1981, 22 slips were recovered. Further, a statement from the assessee dated June 18, 1981 was also recorded. According to the enforcement officers who recovered the abovesaid 22 slips and recorded the abovesaid statement, ten slips bearing Sl. Nos. 1 to 3, 5, to 10 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sed on slip Nos. 5 to 8 only, and reduced the penalty to Rs. 442. But however, the Joint Commissioner in his suo motu revision, set aside the order of the Appellate Assistant Commissioner and resorted the order of the assessing officer. 3.. In so far as the penalty is concerned, the argument of the learned counsel for the appellant before us is that even in the above referred pre-assessment noti ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ps and the above referred to statement of the assessee recorded on June 18, 1981 soon after the inspection, we are satisfied that there is no good reason for ourselves interfering in the matter. In fact, out of the abovesaid ten slips, namely, slip Nos. 1 to 3, 5 to 10 and 12, learned counsel for the appellant himself submitted that he has no case with reference to slip Nos. 5 to 8. Even with refe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ssee did not give reply immediately thereafter. At any rate, from the assessee's statement recorded on June 18, 1981, it is clear to us that the stand taken by the learned counsel for the appellant cannot be accepted at all with reference to any of those slips. Accordingly, only with reference to the abovesaid levy of penalty of Rs. 9,632. We set aside the Joint Commissioner's order and confirm ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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