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TMI Blog1986 (2) TMI 40X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of the case, the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal were correct in law in cancelling the interest charged under section 139(1) by taking recourse to section 154 by holding that it is not a case of mistake apparent from the record ? " In this reference, we are concerned with the assessment year 1964-65. The assessee was assessed for the said assessment year, but no order was passed in respect of cha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d. The Revenue being aggrieved by the order of the Appellate Assistant Commissioner filed an appeal before the Appellate Tribunal which affirmed the order of the Appellate Assistant Commissioner. Hence, the present reference before us. Learned senior standing counsel for the Revenue has submitted that the Appellate Assistant Commissioner and the Tribunal erred in law in holding that the Income-t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r clause (b) of section 183 ; (iii) where the return of income of a deceased individual is furnished by his legal representative and the legal representative satisfies the Income-tax Officer that he had sufficient cause for not furnishing such return within time; (iv) where the return of income has been furnished in pursuance of a notice issued under section 148; (v) any case in which the as ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... venue is well founded and must be sustained. Waiver is a conscious act. It is not non-application of mind. Even if it were to be taken as implied, the presumption cannot be raised against the statute. The rules which are statutory clearly prohibit waiving of charging of interest without approval of the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner. In that view of the matter, the Income-tax Officer not havi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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