Supreme Court of India

Sasi Enterprises v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax

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Reported as [2014] 2 S.C.R. 175
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri JJ.
Decided 30 January 2014

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, the appellants have to prove the circumstances which prevented them from filing the returns as per Section 139(1) or in response to notices under Sections 142 and 148 of the Act.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

INCOME TAX ACT, 1961: ss. 139 and 276 CC - Income-tax return - Non-filing of - c Prosecution - Held: s. 139 as it stood at the relevant time, states that it is mandatory on the part of the assessee to file the return before the due date. s. 144 rlw ss. 139 and 276 - Best judgment assessment - Effect of on liability of assessee to file return - Held: The firm is independently required to file the return and merely because there has been a best judgment assessment uls 144 would not nullify the liability of the firm to file the return as per s. 139(1). s.276CC rlw ss.142 and 148 - Held: Offence·

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