Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages v. Jt.Commissioner of Income Tax
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed an appeal by Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd. against penalty proceedings. The Court reframed the question to determine if there was a reasonable cause for failing to deduct tax at source under the correct section, given the legal ambiguity at the time, and ultimately deleted the penalty.
What did the court decide?
Penalty imposed under Section 271-C of the Income Tax Act by the AO and upheld by CIT(A) and ITAT is set aside.