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Case ID 44fda1fa-06ab-4863-9f88-5f6e6c11bc70
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Case Number IT REFERENCE No. 193 OF 1994
Decision Date Oct 13, 2005
Hearing Date
Decision The Tribunal upheld the decision of the Commissioner (Appeals) that the interest levied under section 215 of the Income-tax Act was not applicable, as the assessee could not have anticipated the upward revision of income for earlier assessment years. The revenue's argument that the provision for levy of interest is automatic was dismissed due to lack of evidence showing that the assessee had knowledge of the revisions at the time of filing their advance tax estimate. The decision favored the assessee, confirming that the interest levied should be deleted.
Summary In the case of Commissioner of Income Tax v. Jayendra H. Kharawala, the Gujarat High Court addressed the issue of interest levied under section 215 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The court found that the assessee could not have anticipated the upward revision of income based on previous assessments, leading to the deletion of the interest charge. The ruling emphasized that the automatic nature of interest provisions does not apply when the taxpayer is unaware of potential income revisions. This case reinforces the principle that taxpayers should not be penalized for unforeseen changes in income assessments, protecting them from unjust financial burdens. The decision is significant for taxpayers and legal practitioners navigating advance tax liability and interest provisions in income tax law.
Court Gujarat High Court
Entities Involved Not available
Judges D.A. Mehta, Ms. H.N. Devani
Lawyers Manish R. Bhatt
Petitioners Commissioner of Income Tax
Respondents Jayendra H. Kharawala
Citations 2006 SLD 3460 = (2006) 282 ITR 205
Other Citations CIT v. Rainbow Industries (P.) Ltd. [2005] 277 ITR 507 (Guj.)
Laws Involved Income-tax Act, 1961
Sections 215, 263, 139(8)