Income Tax Appellate Tribunal - Delhi
Iffco Chhattisgarh Power Ltd., New ... vs Department Of Income Tax on 2 September, 2016
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELATE TRIBUNAL
DELHI BENCH "SMC-3": NEW DELHI
BEFORE SHRI H.S. SIDHU, JUDICIAL MEMBER
ITA No. 6483/Del/2015
A.Y. : 2011-12
INCOME TAX OFFICER, vs. M/S IFFCO CHHATISGARH POWER LTD.
WARD 12(1), NEW DELHI C-1, DISTT. CENTER, SAKET PLACE,
ROOM NO. 409-A, NEW DELHI - 110 0017
CR BLDG., NEW DELHI (PAN: AABCI5525Q)
(Appellant) (Respondent)
Department by : Sh. FR MEENA, SR. DR
Assessee by : SH. SURENDER KUMAR, CA
Date of Hearing : 22-08-2016
Date of Order : 02-09-2016
ORDER
PER H.S. SIDHU, JM
This appeal by the Department is directed against the Order dated 07.9.2015 of Ld. CIT(A)-3, New Delhi pertaining to assessment year 2011-12 on the following grounds:-
1. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, ld. CIT(A) erred in treating the interest earned by the assessee by parking the share application money in bank account as capital receipts instead of income from other sources.
2. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in relying upon the Hon'ble Page 1 of 3 Delhi high Court judgment in the case of M/s Indian Oil Panipat Consortium Ltd. (2009) 315 ITR 255 and also upon the Hon'ble Supreme Court decision in the case of M/s Bokaro Steel Limited (1999) 236 ITR 315 without appreciating the ratio of Hon'ble Supreme Court judgment in the case of M/s Tuticorin Alkalies Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited 227 ITR 172
3. The appellant craves to add, alter, amend, modify, add or forego any ground of appeal at any time before or during the hearing of the appeal."
2. From the above, I find that the tax effect in the Revenue's Appeal is less than Rs.10,00,000/-, therefore, the Department's Appeal is not maintainable, in view of the Circular No. 21/2015 dated 10th December, 2015 issued vide F.No. 279/Misc. 142/2007-ITJ (Pt.) by the CBDT. For the sake of convenience, the relevant para nos. 3 & 10 of the aforesaid CBDT's Circular are reproduced as under:-
"3. Henceforth, appeals/ SLPs shall not be filed in cases where the tax effect does not exceed the monetary limits given hereunder:
Monetary Limit
S No Appeals in Income-tax matters
(in Rs)
1 Before Appellate Tribunal 10,00,000/-
2 Before High Court 20,00,000/-
3 Before Supreme Court 25,00,000/-
It is clarified that an appeal should not be filed merely because the tax effect in a case exceeds the monetary limits prescribed above. Filing of appeal in such cases is to be decided on merits of the case.
10. This instruction will apply retrospectively to pending appeals and appeals to be filed henceforth in High Courts/ Page 2 of 3 Tribunals. Pending appeals below the specified tax limits in para 3 above may be withdrawn/ not pressed. Appeals before the Supreme Court will be governed by the instructions on this subject, operative at the time when such appeal was filed."
3. It is not in dispute that the Board's instruction or directions issued to the income-tax authorities are binding on those authorities, therefore, the Department should have withdrawn/ not pressed the present Appeal, in view of the aforesaid instructions since the tax effect in the instant Appeal is less than the amount of Rs. 10 lacs, prescribed in the above said CBDT's Instructions.
4. Keeping in view the CBDT Instruction No. 21/2015 dated 10th December, 2015, I am of the view that the Revenue should have withdrawn/ not pressed the instant appeal before the Tribunal. I am also of the view that the said Instructions are applicable for the pending appeals and appeals to be filed henceforth in Tribunal. Accordingly, the Revenue's Appeal is dismissed.
5. In the result, Appeal filed by the Revenue Stands dismissed.
Order pronounced in the Open Court on 02/09/2016.
SD/-
[H.S. SIDHU] JUDICIAL MEMBER Date: 02/9/2016 SRBhatnagar Copy forwarded to: -
1. Appellant 2. Respondent 3. CIT 4.CIT (A) 5. DR, ITAT TRUE COPY By Order, Assistant Registrar, ITAT, Delhi Benches Page 3 of 3