Ashok Patil, Pune V. Income-tax Officer, Ward - 2 (2), Jalgaon

ITA 1118/PUN/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2022] 106 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 5839 (ITAT-PUNE)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 1 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 18-07-2022
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: A
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 17-07-2019
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Section: 271(1)(c); 143(3)

Judgement Text

आयकर अपीलीय अधिकरण “ए” न्यायपीठ पुणे में । IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “A” BENCH, PUNE BEFORE SHRI INTURI RAMA RAO, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER आयकर अपील सं. / ITA No.1118/PUN/2019 धििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year : 2012-13 Ashok Patil, Flat No. 602, Building B, S. No. 61/1, 45A Amar Ambience, Near Sopan Baug, Ghorpadi, Pune – 411004 PAN : AEZPP6034L .......अपीलार्थी / Appellant बिाम / V/s. The Income Tax Officer, Ward – 2(2), Jalgaon ......प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent Assessee by : Shri K. Srinivasan Revenue by : Shri Arvind Desai सुनवाई की तारीख / Date of Hearing : 31-05-2022 घोषणा की तारीख / Date of Pronouncement : 19-07-2022 आदेश / ORDER PER S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI, JM : This appeal by the assessee against the order dated 27-05-2019 passed by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-1, Nashik [‘CIT(A)’] for assessment year 2012-13. 2 ITA No.1118/PUN/2019, A.Y. 2012-13 2. The assessee raised four grounds of appeal amongst which the only issue emanates for our consideration is as to whether the CIT(A) is justified in confirming the penalty levied u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Act in the facts and circumstances of the case. 3. Heard both the parties and perused the material available on record. The AO in his order passed u/s. 143(3) r.w.s. 147 of the Act made disallowance of expenditure @ 40% out of total expenditure claimed vide Para No. 9 of his order. The CIT(A) confirmed the same. The contention of ld. AR, Shri K. Srinivasan is that the penalty as imposed u/s. 271(1)(c) of the Act is not maintainable on the basis of estimation of expenditure and placed reliance on the decision of ITAT, Lucknow Bench in the case of Pankaj Kumar Gupta in ITA No. 486/LKW/2016 for A.Y. 2012-13. The ld. DR, Shri Arvind Desai placed reliance on the order of CIT(A). Admittedly, the AO disallowed expenditure as claimed by the assessee on estimation basis. The AO disallowed such expenditure on estimation basis for not furnishing supporting claim and it is not safe to conclude that the assessee has deliberately concealed the income or furnished inaccurate particulars of income. The AO did not bring on record to show that there was any malafide intention on the part of the assessee in concealing the income or furnishing in accurate particulars of income and there was omission while filing the return of income. Therefore, in view of the same, levy of penalty in the present case is not warranted and the order of CIT(A) is not justified. Thus, the grounds raised by the assessee are allowed. 3 ITA No.1118/PUN/2019, A.Y. 2012-13 4. In the result, the appeal of assessee is allowed. Order pronounced in the open court on 19 th July, 2022. Sd/- Sd/- (Inturi Rama Rao) (S.S. Viswanethra Ravi) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER पुणे / Pune; दिनाांक / Dated : 19 th July, 2022. रदव आदेश की प्रधिधलधप अग्रेधर्ि / Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलार्थी / The Appellant. 2. प्रत्यर्थी / The Respondent. 3. The CIT(A)-1, Nashik 4. The Pr. CIT-2, Nashik 5. दवभागीय प्रदतदनदि, आयकर अपीलीय अदिकरण, “ए” बेंच, पुणे / DR, ITAT, “A” Bench, Pune. 6. गार्ड फ़ाइल / Guard File. //सत्यादपत प्रदत// True Copy// आिेशानुसार / BY ORDER, वररष्ठ दनजी सदचव / Sr. Private Secretary आयकर अपीलीय अदिकरण ,पुणे / ITAT, Pune