Income Tax Appellate Tribunal - Delhi
Bla- Mk (Jv), New Delhi vs Assessee on 10 February, 2016
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
DELHI BENCH: 'A' NEW DELHI
BEFORE SHRI S.V. MEHROTRA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
AND
MS. SUCHITRA KAMBLE, JUDICIAL MEMBER
I.T.A .No.- 2029/DEL/2012 A.Y 2008-09
ITO vs M/s. BLA-MK(JV)
Ward -38 (1), 38, LGF, New Mandakni
C. R. Building, I. P. Estate, NRI Complex, Greater Kailash,
New Delhi New Delhi
(APPELLANT) AAHFB9154H
(RESPONDENT)
AND
C.O.No.- 101/DEL/2013 A.Y 2008-09
M/s. BLA-MK(JV) vs ITO
38, LGF, New Mandakni Ward -38 (1),
NRI Complex, Greater Kailash, C. R. Building, I. P. Estate,
New Delhi New Delhi
AAHFB9154H
(APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT)
Appellant by Sh. T. James Singhson, DR
Respondent by Sh. R. L. Peer, CA
Date of Hearing 10.02.2016
Date of Pronouncement
10.02.2016
ORDER
PER SUCHITRA KAMBLE, JM
This appeal is filed by the revenue against the order dated 28.02.2012 passed by CIT(A)-XXVIII, New Delhi. The assessee filed cross objection.
2. The Ld. DR submitted adjournment application but when pointed out that it is low tax effect submitted further that the tax effect involved in the present appeal is less than 10,00,000/-.
3. CBDT Circular No. F. No. 279/ Misc.142/207 ITJ(Pt) dated 10th December, 2015, in Para 3, 7 and 10 reads as under:
3. Henceforth, appeals/SLPs shall not be filed in cases where the tax effect does not exceed the monetary limits given hereunder:
S No. Appeals in Income-tax matters Monetary Limit (in Rs) 1 Before Appellate Tribunal 10,00,000/- 2 Before High Court 20,00,000/-
3 Before Supreme Court 25,00,000/-
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7. In the past, a number of instances have come to the notice of the Board, whereby an assessee has claimed relief from the Tribunal or the Court only on the ground that the Department has implicitly accepted the decision of the Tribunal or Court in the case of the assessee for any other assessment year or in the case of any other assessee for the same or any other assessment year, by not filing an appeal on the same disputed issues. The Departmental representative/counsels must make every effort to bring to the notice of the Tribunal or the Court that the appeal in such cases was not filed or not admitted only for the reason of the tax effect being less that the specified monetary limit and, therefore, no inference should be drawn that the decisions rendered therein were acceptable to the Department. Accordingly, they should impress upon the Tribunal or the Court that such cases do not have any precedent value. a the evidence of not filing appeal due to this instruction may have to be produced in courts, the judicial folders in the office of CsIT must be maintained in a systemic manner for easy retrieval.
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10. This instruction will apply retrospectively to pending appeals and appeals to be filed henceforth in High Courts/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."
4. Thus, this being a pending appeal is covered by the CBDT Circular No. F. No. 279/ Misc.142/207 ITJ(Pt) dated 10th December, 2015. The Ld. DR submitted that this appeal is withdrawn. He however, submitted that this should not be taken as precedence.
5. Considering the submissions of both the parties, the Revenue's appeal is dismissed as withdrawn by the Revenue. However, this withdrawal of Revenue's appeal will not hold as precedence in subsequent proceedings. In light of this the cross objection becomes infructuous and stands dismissed.
6. In result, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn by the Revenue and cross objection is dismissed as the same is infructous.
The order is pronounced in the open court on 10th of February 2016.
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(S. V. MEHROTRA) (SUCHITRA KAMBLE)
ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER
Dated: 10/02/2016
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ITAT NEW DELHI
Date
1. Draft dictated on PS
10.02.2016
2. Draft placed before author 10.02.2016 PS
3. Draft proposed & placed before .02.2016 JM/AM
the second member
4. Draft discussed/approved by .02.2016 JM/AM
Second Member.
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Sr.PS/PS 11.02.2016
6. Kept for pronouncement on .02.2016 PS
7. File sent to the Bench Clerk PS
11.02.2016
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9. Date on which file goes to the
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10. Date of dispatch of Order.