, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL D BENCH, CHENNAI ... , ! ' #, % &' BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI CHANDRA POOJARI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NOS.130, 131, 132, 133 & 134/MDS/2017 ) *) / ASSESSMENT YEARS : 2007-08 TO 2011-12 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE 2(3), CHENNAI - 600 034. V. SMT. RITIKA RAI, NO.5, ETHIRAJ LANE, EGMORE CHENNAI - 600 008. PAN : AEAPR 4941 M (,-/ APPELLANT) (./,-/ RESPONDENT) ,- 0 1 / APPELLANT BY : SHRI R. DURAI PANDIAN, JCIT ./,- 0 1 / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI D. ANAND, ADVOCATE 2 0 3% / DATE OF HEARING : 09.03.2017 45* 0 3% / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 09.03.2017 / O R D E R PER N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER: THESE APPEALS OF THE REVENUE ARE DIRECTED AGAINST THE RESPECTIVE ORDERS OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-18, CHENNAI, DATED 25.10.2016 AND PERTAIN TO ASSESSMENT YEARS 2007- 08 TO 2011-12. 2 I.T.A. NOS.130 TO 134/MDS/17 2. ON HEARING THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE, WE FIND THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THIS CASE IS LESS THAN ` 10 LAKHS. THE CBDT IN ITS CIRCULAR NO.21/2015 DATED 10.12.2015 INSTRUCTED ITS OFFICERS TO WITHDRAW ALL THE APPEALS PENDING BEFORE THE ITAT WH ERE THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN ` 10 LAKHS. THIS TRIBUNAL IS OF THE CONSIDERED OPINION THAT THIS CIRCULAR OF CBDT IS BINDING ON TH E OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THEREFORE, THE REVENUE CANNOT PROCEED FURTHER IN THESE APPEALS. ACCORDINGLY, ALL THESE APPEALS STAN D DISMISSED. 3. IN THE RESULT, ALL THE APPEALS OF THE REVENUE ST AND DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 9 TH MARCH, 2017 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- ( ! ' # ) ( ... ) (CHANDRA POOJARI) (N.R.S. GANESAN) % / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 7 /DATED, THE 9 TH MARCH, 2017. KRI. 0 .389 :9*3 /COPY TO: 1. ,- /APPELLANT 2. ./,- /RESPONDENT 3. 2 ;3 () /CIT(A)-18, CHENNAI-34 4. PRINCIPAL CIT, CENTRAL-2, CHENNAI 5. 9< .3 /DR 6. ) = /GF.