Levy of fee u/s 234E prior to 1st June 2015 is unsustainable

Eagle Flask Industries Pvt Ltd Vs DCIT (ITAT Pune) ITAT Pune held that clause (c) of section 200A(1) was inserted by the Finance Act, 2015 w.e.f. 01-06-2015 providing for the levy of fee u/s.234E of the Act. Accordingly, levy of fee u/s. 234E is imposable only from 01/06/2015 and not prior to that. Facts- The assessee is engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of Thermowares. The TDS returns for the respective quarters were filed belatedly. Based on that, the Assessing Officer (AO) levied late fees u/s.234E of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The assessee approached the ld. CIT(A) belatedly a...