Shri Ashutosh Vij, New Delhi V. ACIT, New Delhi

CO 283/DEL/2014

• Counselvise Citation: [2016] 123 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 1882 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 3 month(s)
• Appeal Type: Cross Objection
• Pronouncement Date: 07-01-2016
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: A
• Next Hearing Date: 06-01-2016
• Assessment Year: 2011-2012
• Appeal Filed On: 07-10-2014
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Assessee Lawyers: RAVI JAIN
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH: A NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI R. S. SYAL, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SMT SUCHITRA KAMBLE , JUDICIAL MEMBER I.T.A .NO.- 402/DEL/2014 (ASSESSMENT YEA R-2011-12) ACIT CIRCLE-13, ROOM NO. 332, ARA CENTRE, JHANDEWALAN EXTN. NEW DELHI (APPELLANT) VS SHRI ASHUTOSH VIJ H-125, SHIVAJI PARK, PUNJABI BAGH (WEST), NEW DELHI 110 025 ADDPV5329H (RESPONDENT) C.O .NO.-28 3/DEL/2014 (ASSESSMENT YEA R-2011-12) SHRI ASHUTOSH VIJ H-125, SHIVAJI PARK, PUNJABI BAGH (WEST), NEW DELHI 110 025 ADDPV5329H (APPELLANT) VS ACIT CIRCLE-13, ROOM NO. 332, ARA CENTRE, JHANDEWALAN EXTN. NEW DELHI (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY SH. RAVI JAIN, DR RESPONDENT BY SHRI SHAILESH GUPTA, C.A ORDER PER SUCHITRA KAMBLE, JM THIS APPEAL IS FILED BY THE REVENUE AGAINST THE ORD ER DATED 29/11/2013, PASSED BY THE LD. CIT(A)-1, NEW DELHI, RELATING TO A.Y. DATE OF HEARING 06.01.2016 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT .01.2016 2011-12 AND ASSESSEE HAS FILED CROSS OBJECTION AGAI NST THE REVENUES APPEAL ON THE SIMILAR QUESTION. 2. THE LD. DR AS WELL AS THE LD. AR SUBMITTED THAT THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THE PRESENT APPEAL IS LESS THAN 10,00,0 00/-. 3. CBDT CIRCULAR NO. F. NO. 279/ MISC.142/207 ITJ(P T) DATED 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015, IN PARA 3, 7 AND 10 READS AS UNDER : 3. HENCEFORTH, APPEALS/SLPS SHALL NOT BE FILED IN C ASES WHERE THE TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MONETARY L IMITS 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/- 7. IN THE PAST, A NUMBER OF INSTANCES HAVE COME TO THE NOTICE OF THE BOARD, WHEREBY AN ASSESSEE HAS CLAIMED RELIE F FROM THE TRIBUNAL OR THE COURT ONLY ON THE GROUND THAT THE D EPARTMENT HAS IMPLICITLY ACCEPTED THE DECISION OF THE TRIBUNA L OR COURT IN THE CASE OF THE ASSESSEE FOR ANY OTHER ASSESSMENT Y EAR OR IN THE CASE OF ANY OTHER ASSESSEE FOR THE SAME OR ANY OTHE R ASSESSMENT YEAR, BY NOT FILING AN APPEAL ON THE SAM E DISPUTED ISSUES. THE DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE/COUNSELS M UST 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 TH E 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 A NY PRECEDENT VALUE. A THE EVIDENCE OF NOT FILING APPEAL DUE TO THIS INSTRUCTION MAY HAVE TO BE PRODUCED IN COURTS, THE JUDICIAL FOL DERS IN THE OFFICE OF CSIT MUST BE MAINTAINED IN A SYSTEMIC MAN NER FOR EASY RETRIEVAL. . 10. THIS INSTRUCTION WILL APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING APPEALS AND APPEALS TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH IN HIGH COURTS/TRIBUNALS. PENDING APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFI ED TAX LIMITS IN PARA 3 ABOVE MAY BE WITHDRAWN/ NOT PRESSE D. APPEALS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE IN STRUCTIONS ON THIS SUBJECT, OPERATIVE AT THE TIME WHEN SUCH AP PEAL 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 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015. THE LD. DR SUBMITTED THAT THIS APPEAL BE DISM ISSED AS NOT PRESSED. THE LD. AR SUBMITTED THAT IN LIGHT OF DISM ISSAL OF THE REVENUES APPEAL, CROSS OBJECTION FILED BY THE ASSE SSEE IS NOT PRESSED 5. CONSIDERING THE SUBMISSIONS OF BOTH THE PARTIES, THE REVENUES APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSED. HOWEV ER, THIS DISMISSAL OF REVENUES APPEAL WILL NOT HOLD AS PREC EDENCE IN SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDINGS. 6. IN RESULT, THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSE D BY THE REVENUE AND CROSS OBJECTION IS ALSO DISMISSED. THE ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 7 TH OF JANUARY, 2016. SD/- SD/- (R.S. SYAL) (SUCHITRA KAMBLE) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 07/01/2016 R. NAHEED * COPY FORWARDED TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(APPEALS) 5. DR: ITAT ASSISTANT R EGISTRAR ITAT NEW DELHI DATE 1. DRAFT DICTATED ON .06.01.2016 PS 2. DRAFT PLACED BEFORE AUTHOR .06.01.2016 PS 3. DRAFT PROPOSED & PLACED BEFORE THE SECOND MEMBER .2016 JM/AM 4. DRAFT DISCUSSED/APPROVED BY SECOND MEMBER. JM/AM 5. APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.PS/PS 06.01.2016 PS/PS 6. KEPT FOR PRONOUNCEMENT ON PS 7. FILE SENT TO THE BENCH CLERK 07.01.2016 PS 8. DATE ON WHICH FILE GOES TO THE AR 9. DATE ON WHICH FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK. 10. DATE OF DISPATCH OF ORDER.