Income Tax Appellate Tribunal - Delhi
Ito, Ward- 28(1), New Delhi vs Exotique Exports, New Delhi on 20 March, 2020
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
DELHI BENCH 'B' NEW DLEHI
BEFORE SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT
AND
SHRI K. NARASIMHA CHARY, JUDICIAL MEMBER
ITA No.2123/Del/2017
Assessment Year: 2011-12
ACIT, M/s. Comfort Net Traders (I)
Central Circle-17, Pvt. Ltd.,
Room No.103, Vs. Shop No.26, Nathu Singh
First Floor, Hall No.1 Market, Masood Pur
ARA Centre, E-2, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-
Jhandewalan, New Delhi. 110057.
PAN:AAACC 3286D
(Applicant) (Respondent)
Appellant by: Ms. Nidhi Srivastava, CIT-DR
Respondent by: Sh. Deepesh Garg, Adv.
ITA No.7437/Del/2017
Assessment Year: 2009-10
Income Tax Officer M/s Exotique Exports
Ward-28(1), Z-45, Okhla Industrial Area,
New Delhi. Vs. Phase-II, New Delhi-110020
PAN:AAAFE 1843K
(Applicant) (Respondent)
Appellant by: Sh. Jagdish Singh Sr. DR
Respondent by: None
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Asst. Years: 2011-12 & 2009-10
Date of hearing: 16/3/2020
Date of order : 20/3/2020
ORDER
PER K. NARASIMHA CHARY, J.M.
Both the appeals filed by Department against the different orders of the Ld. CIT(A)-27 & CIT(A)-10, New Delhi dated 31.01.2017 & 21.04.2016 for the Assessment Years: 2011-12 & 2009-10.
2. At the outset of the hearing itself, it is brought to our attention that CBDT vide Circular No. 17/2019 dated 08th August 2019 has decided that the revenue would not prefer any appeal before the Tribunal if the tax effect is less than Rs. 50 lakhs. Therefore, it is pleaded that the appeals of the revenue be decided as per the Instruction of the CBDT.
3. We have heard the contention and perused the material on record. We find that the CBDT vide Circular No. 17/2019 dated 08th August 2019 has enhanced the monetary limit for filing the appeal by the department before Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hon'ble High Courts and Hon'ble Supreme Court. The relevant para of the aforesaid circular is reproduced as under :-
"2. As a step towards further management of litigation, it has been decided by the Board that monetary limits for filing of appeals in income-tax cases be enhanced further 3 ITA Nos.2123 & 7437/Del/2017 Asst. Years: 2011-12 & 2009-10 through amendment in Para 3 of the Circular mentioned above and accordingly, the table for monetary limits specified in Para 3 of the Circular shall read as follows:
S.No. Appeals/SLPs in Income-tax matters Monetary Limit (Rs.)
1. Before Appellate Tribunal 50.00,000
2. Before High Court 1.00.00.000
3. Before Supreme Court 2.00,00.000
3. Further, with a view to provide parity in filing of appeals in scenarios where separate order is passed by higher appellate authorities for each assessment year vis-
a-vis where composite order for more than one assessment years is passed, para 5 of the circular is substituted by the following para:
"5. The Assessing Officer shall calculate the tax effect separately for every assessment year in respect of the disputed issues in the case of every assessee. If, in the case of an assessee. the disputed issues arise in more than one assessment year, appeal can be filed in respect of such assessment year or years in which the tax effect in respect of the disputed issues exceeds the monetary' limit specified in para 3. No appeal shall be filed in respect of an assessment year or y ears in which the tax effect is less than the monetary limit specified in para 3. Further, even in the case of composite order of any High Court or appellate authority which involves more than one assessment year and common issues in more than one assessment year, no appeal shall be filed in respect of an assessment year or years in which the tax effect is less than the monetary limit specified in para 3. In case where a composite order/ judgement involves more than 4 ITA Nos.2123 & 7437/Del/2017 Asst. Years: 2011-12 & 2009-10 one assessee. each assessee shall be dealt with separately."
4. The said modifications shall come into effect from the date of issue of this Circular.
5. The same may be brought to the notice of all concerned.
6. This issues under section 268A of the Income-tax Act, 1961."
4. We find that the tax effect involves in the appeal of the Revenue is below Rs. 50 lakhs. There is no dispute that the Board's instructions 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 instruction since the tax effect in the instant appeal is less than the amount of Rs. 50 lakhs. The issue of applicability of the above circular to pending appeals has been decided by the coordinate bench in Dinesh Madhavlal Patel [TS-469-ITAT-2019(Ahd)]2019-TIOL-1556-ITAT-AHM dated 14th August, 2019 .
5. In view of the above, Circular No. 17/2019 dated 08/08/2019 will apply to all pending appeals. Therefore the precedent, it is held that the appeal is not maintainable in the instant case as the tax effect is less than Rs. 50 lakhs. Accordingly, it is held that appeals filed by the revenue are not maintainable.
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6. We may, however, add that certain times instances stated in para No. 10 of the CBDT Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11.07.2018 are not discernible from the assessment and appellate orders. We, therefore, give liberty to Revenue in such cases where the instances stated in para No 10 of the Circular exisit,to file miscellaneous application with evidences.
7. In the result, both appeals filed by the Department are dismissed.
Pronounced in open court on this the 20th March, 2020.
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(G.S. PANNU) (K. NARASIMHA CHARY)
VICE PRESIDENT JUDICIAL MEMBER
Dated: 20 /3/2020
'VJ'
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