IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PUNE BENCH B, PUNE BEFORE SHRI I.C. SUDHIR, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI G.S. PANNU, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER C.O. NO 01/PN/02 (ARISING OUT OF ITA NO 338/PN/99) (ASSTT. YEAR 1990-91) SHRI SRIKISAN C LAHOTI, .. CROSS OBJECT OR SOLAPUR VS. INCOME-TAX OFFICER, .. RESPONDENT WD. 2(1), SOLAPUR CROSS OBJECTOR BY: NONE RESPONDENT BY : SHRI B D SINGH DATE OF HEARING : 23.09.2011 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 30.09.2011 ORDER PER G.S. PANNU, AM THIS CROSS OBJECTION BY THE ASSESSEE IS PREFERRED MERELY TO SUPPORT THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX (APPEALS) KOLHAPUR CANCELLING THE PENALTY OF RS 96,000/- LEVI ED BY THE ASSESSING OFFICER UNDER SECTION 271D OF THE INCOME- TAX ACT, 1961 (IN SHORT THE ACT), PERTAINING TO THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 1990-91. 2. THE CONNECTED APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE AGAINS T THE CANCELLATION OF THE AFORESAID PENALTY BY THE COMMIS SIONER OF INCOME-TAX (APPEALS) HAS BEEN A SUBJECT-MATTER OF O UR CO-ORDINATE BENCH IN ASSESSEES OWN CASE IN ITA NO 338/PN/99 AN D FOR THE DETAILED REASONS GIVEN IN THE ORDER DATED 20.4.2005 , THE TRIBUNAL HAS CONFIRMED THE IMPUGNED ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONE R OF INCOME- 2 TAX (APPEALS) CANCELLING THE PENALTY LEVIED BY THE ASSESSING OFFICER UNDER SECTION 271D OF THE ACT. IN VIEW OF THIS FACT -SITUATION, THE CROSS OBJECTION BY THE ASSESSEE HAS BECOME INFRUCTO US AND IS, ACCORDINGLY, DISMISSED AS SUCH. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE CROSS OBJECTION OF THE ASSESS EE IS DISMISSED. DECISION PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THIS 30 TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2011. SD/- SD/- (I C SUDHIR) JUDICIAL MEMBER (G.S. PANNU) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER PUNE: DATED: 30 TH SEPTEMBER, 2011 B COPY OF THE ORDER IS FORWARDED TO : 1. CROSS OBJECTOR 2. RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT(A) KOLHAPUR 4. THE CIT, KOLHAPUR 5. THE D.R, B BENCH, PUNE 6. GUARD FILE TRUE COPY BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, PUNE BENCHES, PUNE