Whether issuance of s. 274 notice is merely an administrative device- Conflicting views of High Courts

Jeetmal Choraria Vs. ACIT (ITAT Kolkata) From the aforesaid discussion it can be seen that the line of reasoning of the Honorable Bombay High Court and the Honorable Patna High Court is that issuance of notice is an administrative device for informing the assessee about the proposal to levy penalty in order to enable him to explain as to why it should not be done. Mere mistake in the language used or mere non-striking of the inaccurate portion cannot by itself invalidate the notice. The Tribunal Benches at Mumbai and Patna being subordinate to the Hobble Bombay High Court and Patna High Court ...