Appeal details
Counselvise Citation
[2016] 133 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6741 (ITAT-DELHI)
Assessee PAN
Bench
Appeal Number
Duration Of Justice
5 year(s) 10 month(s) 15 day(s)
Appellant
Respondent
Appeal Type
Income Tax Appeal
Pronouncement Date
23-02-2016
Appeal Filed By
Department
Order Result
Dismissed
Bench Allotted
F
Next Hearing Date
23-02-2016
Assessment Year
2006-2007
Appeal Filed On
07-04-2010
Judgement Text
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH: F NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI J. SUDHAKAR REDDY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SMT SUCHITRA KAMBLE , JUDICIAL MEMBER I.T.A .NO.-1529/DEL/2010 (ASSESSMENT YEA R-2006-07) ACIT CIRCLE-14 (1), ROOM NO. 415, C. R. BUILDING, I. P. ESTATE NEW DELHI (APPELLANT) VS PARAMOUNT COMMUNICATION PVT. LTD. C-125. NARAINA INDUSTRIAL AREA PHASE-1 NEW DELHI (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY MS. ANIMA BARNWAL, SR. DR RESPONDENT BY SH. AMIT GOEL, CA ORDER PER SUCHITRA KAMBLE, JM THIS APPEAL IS FILED BY THE REVENUE AGAINST THE ORD ER DATED 05.01.2010, PASSED BY THE CIT(A)-XVII, RELATING TO A.Y. 2006-07. 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/-. DATE OF HEARING 23.02.2016 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 23.02.2016 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. 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. THE ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 23 RD OF FEBRUARY, 2016. SD/- SD/- (J. SUDHAKAR REDDY) (SUCHITRA KAMBLE) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 23/02/2016 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 23/02/2016 PS 2. DRAFT PLACED BEFORE AUTHOR 23/02/2016 PS 3. DRAFT PROPOSED & PLACED BEFORE THE SECOND MEMBER .2016 JM/AM 4. DRAFT DISCUSSED/APPROVED BY JM/AM SECOND MEMBER. 5. APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.PS/PS 23.02.2016 PS/PS 6. KEPT FOR PRONOUNCEMENT ON PS 7. FILE SENT TO THE BENCH CLERK 24.02.2016 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.
