Supreme Court of India

Jt. Commissioner of Income Tax, Surat v. Saheli Leasing & Industries Ltd.

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Reported as [2010] 6 S.C.R. 747
Bench K.G. Balakrishnan CJI, Deepak Verma and Dr. B.S. Chauhan JJ.
Decided 7 May 2010

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Income Tax Act, 1961 - s.271 (1)(c) - Levy of penalty under - Where assessed income is nil or loss - Permissibility c of - Held: Penalty is leviable, even if no tax was payable. Judgment: Cryptic judgment - Held: Brevity without clarity is likely to enter the realm of absurdity, which is impermissible - Guidelines regarding writing of judgment - Reiterated . . Writing of judgment - Guidelines issued by Supreme Court regarding manner of writing judgments - Non­ adherence of - Deprecated. The question for consideration in the present appeals was whether penalty can be levied u/s.271(1)(c) of

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