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Whether amount demanded in final Order can exceed the amount proposed in the show cause notice ?
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held - Provisions of Section 75(7), inter alia, read as under:
"(7) The amount of tax, interest and penalty demanded in the order shall not be in excess of the amount specified in the notice and no demand shall be confirmed on the grounds other than the grounds specified in the notice."
A perusal of the above would reveal that Sectio.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held - A perusal of the that Section 75 deals with general provisions relating to determination of tax and sub-section (7) specifically stipulates that the amount of tax, interest and penalty demanded in the order shall not be in excess of the amount specified in the notice and no demand shall be confirmed on the grounds other than the grounds specified in the notice.
Admittedly.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held: As the show cause notice was specific pertaining to the discrepancies noticed and had provided opportunity to produce documents, non quantification of the demand in the show cause notice and ultimately raising the demand while passing the order, cannot be said to be in violation of provisions of Section 75(7) of the Act inasmuch as once the discrepancy pertaining to the amount wa.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held: Section 75 deals with general provisions relating to determination of tax and sub-section (7) specifically stipulates that the amount of tax, interest and penalty demanded in the order shall not be in excess of the amount specified in the notice and no demand shall be confirmed on the grounds other than the grounds specified in the notice.
Admitted.....






