Income Tax Act 2023
Section 284 - Revision of Penalty based on the Revised Amount of Income
(as updated till Finance Act 2024)
(1) Where a penalty imposed under this Part is directly related to the amount of income assessed under the provision of this Act and the amount of income is revised subsequently by an order made under this Act, the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes shall pass an order revising the order of penalty at the time of revising the income.
(2) No order of enhancement of penalty shall be made unless the parties affected thereby have been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(3) Where, in the case mentioned in sub-section (1), an order of the revision of penalty is not issued despite the fact that the relevant assessment order has been revised, the person affected may make an application to the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes requesting the revision of the amount of penalty and if no order has been made by within 180 (one hundred eighty) days from the receipt of such application, the amount of penalty shall be deemed to have been revised according to the revised amount of income and all the provisions of this Act shall have effect accordingly.
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