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Reliance Petroproducts - Penalty

Supreme Court of India·2010·ITR
Facts

Penalty under Section 271(1)(c) for furnishing inaccurate particulars.

Issue

Distinction between disallowance and concealment.

Held

Mere disallowance of an inadmissible claim does not amount to concealment or inaccurate particulars. Penalty cannot be imposed merely because the assessee's claim is not accepted.

Ratio

Penalty requires positive proof of concealment, not just adjustment of accepted facts.

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