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No penalty on possession of high denomination notes if period to encash expired

By | November 22, 2016

Facts of the case The Income-tax Officer for the assessment year, namely, 1978-79 had levied a penalty of Rs. 95,000 after completion of the assessment proceedings for the relevant assessment year by invoking the provisions under section 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (‘Act’ for short), on the ground, that though the assessee is the… Read More »