Penalty imposed by Bombay HC on PCIT and JAO for mechanically passing and approving the orders in the reassessment proceedings Further asked to verify the conduct of these officers
The Bombay High Court once again fined the PCIT and JAO for mechanically passing and approving the orders in the reassessment proceedings.
The Court raised serious doubts on the credibility of PCIT.
The Court Observe that
” 25. ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐), ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ป ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
31.ย ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐) ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐จ๐ถ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ป ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐-8, ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ 16(2) ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐.25,000/- ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ โ, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 11/12 ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐ , ๐ถ๐๐. ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐, ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐.๐๐๐.๐๐) ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
32. 32.ย We also issue a further direction that in so far as the conduct of these officers in discharge of their official duties and in the light of the observations as made by us, is concerned, it be scrutinized and considered at the appropriate level by the Ministry, and in that regard, an appropriate decision be taken in the interest of better administration and implementation of the IT Act.
C. C. Dangi & Associates Versus Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle โ 16(2), Mumbai & Ors.
The copy of the order is as under: