IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL RAIPUR BENCH, RAIPUR BEFORE SHRI R. K. PANDA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND MS. SUCHITRA KAMBLE, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO.109/RPR/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2012-13 DCIT- 1(1), BHILAI (CG). VS. M/S. P.S. STEEL TUBES LTD., 27, AKASH GANGA COMPLEX, SUPELA, BHILAI (CG). PAN : AABCP9233A (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) DEPARTMENT BY : SHRI RITUPARAN NAMDEO, DR ASSESSEE BY : SHRI R. B. DOSHI, CA DATE OF HEARING : 17-08-2018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 17-08-2018 O R D E R PER R. K. PANDA, AM : THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINS T THE ORDER DATED 14.02.2016 OF CIT(A)-II, RAIPUR (CG) RELATING TO AS SESSMENT YEAR 2012-13. 2. THE LD. COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE, AT THE OUTSET, SUBMITTED THAT THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THE GROUNDS RAISED BY THE REVENUE IS BE LOW RS.20 LAKHS. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE LATEST CBDT CIRCULAR NO.03/2018 [F.N O.279/MISC.142/2007-ITJ (PT)] DATED 11 TH JULY, 2018 WHICH IS APPLICABLE EVEN TO PENDING APP EALS, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS NOT MAINTAINABLE. 3. THE LD. DR ON THE OTHER HAND FAIRLY CONCEDED THA T THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THE GROUNDS RAISED BY THE REVENUE IS ADMITTEDLY BELOW RS.20 LAKHS. 2 ITA NO.109/RPR/2016 4. WE HAVE HEARD THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS MADE BY BOTH THE SIDES. IT IS AN ADMITTED FACT THAT THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THE G ROUNDS RAISED BY THE REVENUE IS LESS THAN RS.20 LAKHS. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE L ATEST CBDT CIRCULAR CITED (SUPRA) RAISING THE MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING OF T HE APPEALS BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL WHICH IS APPLICABLE EVEN TO PENDING APPEALS, THE AP PEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS DISMISSED. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE I S DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT AT THE TIME OF HEARING ITSELF I.E. ON THIS 17 TH AUGUST, 2018. SD/- SD/- (SUCHITRA KAMBLE) (R. K. PANDA) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 17-08-2018. SUJEET COPY OF ORDER TO: - 1) THE APPELLANT 2) THE RESPONDENT 3) THE CIT 4) THE CIT(A) 5) THE DR, I.T.A.T., RAIPUR. BY ORDER //TRUE COPY// SR. PRIVATE SECRETARY ITAT, RAIPUR