Gujarat High Court
The Commissioner Of Income Tax vs Vikash Bhagchand Jain....Opponent(S) on 7 January, 2016
Author: Harsha Devani
Bench: Harsha Devani, G.B.Shah
O/TAXAP/1367/2007 JUDGMENT
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
TAX APPEAL NO.1367 of 2007
FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:
HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE HARSHA DEVANI
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.B.SHAH
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1 Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed
to see the judgment?
2 To be referred to the Reporter or not?
3 Whether their Lordships wish to see the fair copy of
the judgment?
4 Whether this case involves a substantial question of
law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of
India or any order made thereunder?
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THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL - I....Appellant(s)
Versus
VIKASH BHAGCHAND JAIN....Opponent(s)
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Appearance:
MRS MAUNA M BHATT, SR. STANDING COUNSEL for the Appellant(s)
No.1
MR BD KARIA, ADVOCATE and MR DARSHAN R PATEL, ADVOCATE for
MR RK PATEL, ADVOCATE for the Opponent(s) No.1
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE HARSHA DEVANI
and
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.B.SHAH
Date : 07/01/2016
ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER : HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE HARSHA DEVANI)
1. Heard Mrs. Mauna Bhatt, learned senior standing Page 1 of 2 HC-NIC Page 1 of 2 Created On Wed Jan 13 00:46:30 IST 2016 O/TAXAP/1367/2007 JUDGMENT counsel for the appellant and Mr. B.D. Karia and Mr. Darshan R. Patel, learned advocates for the respondent.
2. It is an admitted position between the parties that the tax effect involved in this appeal is less than Rs.20,00,000/-. Under the circumstances, in the light of the Circular No.21/2015 dated 10th December, 2015 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes which provides that no appeal wherein the tax effect does not exceed the monetary limit of Rs.20,00,000/- shall be filed before the High Court and which has also been made retrospectively applicable to pending appeals, the learned advocate for the appellant does not press the present appeal.
3. The appeal is accordingly disposed of as not pressed in the light of the Circular dated 10 th December, 2015. However, in case there is any error in the computation of the tax effect involved or if for any reason, the circular is not applicable, it would be open for the appellant to seek revival of the appeal.
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