Madras High Court
Commissioner Of Income Tax vs M/S.Sri Narayana Guruviah Chetty ... on 22 November, 2019
Bench: N.Kirubakaran, P.Velmurugan
T.C.A.No.837 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 22.11.2019
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN
and
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN
T.C.A.No.837 of 2019
Commissioner of Income Tax,
Chennai. ... Appellant
Vs
M/s.Sri Narayana Guruviah Chetty Estate,
No.49, Varadhamuthiappan,
Chennai - 600 001.
[PAN: AAATS2241R] ...Respondent
PRAYER: Tax Case Appeal filed under Section 260A of Income Tax
Act, 1961 against the order dated 09.01.2015 in
I.T.A.No.2272/Mds/2013 on the file of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Chennai 'A' Bench for the assessment year 2010-11.
For Appellant : Mr.J.Narayanasamy
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JUDGMENT
(Judgment of the Court was delivered by N.KIRUBAKARAN, J) This tax case appeal has been filed against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal dated 09.01.2015 passed in I.T.A.No.2272/Mds/2013 in dismissing the appeal filed by the Department of Revenue against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) by which the appeal filed by the assessee was allowed.
2.Heard Mr.J.Narayanasamy, learned Counsel for the appellant.
3.This tax case appeal is admitted on the following substantial questions of law:
"(i)Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case the Tribunal was right in holding that the assessee is entitled for exemption u/s 11 read with Section 2 (15) of the Act even though one of the objects of the trust was running of Kalyana mandapams and the assessee had commercially rented out its kalyana mandapams for consideration?
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(ii)Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case the Tribunal was right in holding that the assessee is entitled for exemption u/s 11 when the Sec.2 (15) of the Act defining charitable purpose clearly mandates that advancement of any other object of public utility shall not be a charitable purpose if it involves, carrying on the activity of commercial nature or any activity in relation to trade or commerce for any consideration, irrespective of the use of the said income?"
4.Mr.J.Narayanasamy, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant would submit that the tax effect in this case is less than Rs.1 crore and is covered by Circular No.17/2019 dated 08.08.2019 issued by the Director, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Delhi. As per the said circular, the monetary limit to file an appeal before the High Court is fixed at Rs.1 crore. In this case, tax effect is less than Rs.1 crore and therefore, the appeal has to be dismissed.
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5.This Court perused the circular dated 08.08.2019 and Paragraph No.2 of the Circular, which prescribes monetary limit for filing appeal. Paragraph No.2 is usefully extracted as follows:
"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 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 Monetary Limit (Rs.) matters
1. Before Appeallate Tribunal 50,00,000
2. Before High Court 1,00,00,000
3. Before Supreme Court 2,00,00,000"
6.In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant and also in view of the Circular No.17/2019 dated 08.08.2019 issued by the Director, Central Board of http://www.judis.nic.in 4/6 T.C.A.No.837 of 2019 Direct Taxes, Delhi, this Tax Case Appeal is dismissed on account of tax effect. However, the substantial questions of law framed are left open. In the event the tax effect is above the limit fixed in the said circular, liberty is granted to the Revenue to make a mention to this Court to restore the appeal to be heard and decided on merits. No costs.
(N.K.K.,J.) (P.V.,J.)
22.11.2019
ay
To
Commissioner of Income Tax,
Chennai.
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N.KIRUBAKARAN, J.
and
P.VELMURUGAN, J.
ay
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Dated:22.11.2019
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