ITA NO 1582 OF 2018 VENKATESH RANGA HYDERABAD. PAGE 1 OF 2 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD B BENCH, HYDERABAD BEFORE SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI INTURI RAMA RAO, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.1582/HYD/2018 (ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2015-16) INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 11(4) HYDERABAD VS SHRI VENKATESH RANGA HYDERABAD PAN: AQBPR9700M (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) FOR REVENUE : SHRI NIRANJAN DEY, DR FOR ASSESSEE : N O N E O R D E R PER SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI, J.M. THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINS T THE ORDER OF THE CIT (A)-5, HYDERABAD, DATED 11 TH MAY, 2018 FOR THE A.Y 2015-16. 2. IT IS STATED BEFORE US THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN TH IS APPEAL IS LESS THAN RS.20 LAKHS AND THEREFORE THE CIRCULAR NO . 3/2018 DATED 11.07.2018 ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TA XES (CBDT) IN EXERCISE OF ITS POWER VESTED UNDER SEC. 268A(1) OF THE I.T. ACT COMES INTO PLAY, WHEREIN, THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FI LING THE APPEALS BY THE REVENUE BEFORE THE ITAT AND VARIOUS HIGH COU RTS AS WELL AS APEX COURT ARE REVISED WITH AN OBJECT OF REDUCING T HE TAX LITIGATION. VIDE PARA 3 OF THE SAID CIRCULAR (SUPR A)IT IS STATED THAT DATE OF HEARING: 14.08.2018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 14 . 0 8 .2018 ITA NO 1582 OF 2018 VENKATESH RANGA HYDERABAD. PAGE 2 OF 2 IN CASES WHERE THE TAX EFFECT IN THE APPEALS TO BE FILED BEFORE THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DOES NOT EXCEED RS.20 LAKHS APPE ALS SHOULD NOT BE FILED. THUS TAKING A NOTE OF CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 03/2018, DATED 11.07.2018 AND CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THE INSTANT APPEAL IS LESS THAN RS.20 LAKHS, THE PR ESENT APPEAL DESERVES TO BE DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSED NOT MAINTAI NABLE. HOWEVER, WE MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE INSTANT APPEAL IS LEFT OPEN TO BE EXAMINED IN THE APPROPRIA TE PROCEEDINGS, IF ARISES, IN FUTURE. AT THE SAME TIME WE ALSO MAK E IT CLEAR THAT IF THE APPEAL FALLS IN ANY OF THE EXCEPTIONS REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE SAID CBDT CIRCULAR, THE REVENUE IS AT LIBERTY TO MO VE AN APPLICATION FOR RECALLING THE ORDER, IF SO, ADVISED . 3. ACCORDINGLY IN THE LIGHT OF CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 03 /2018 DATED 11.07.2018 THE APPEAL STANDS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 14 TH AUGUST, 2018. SD/- (INTURI RAMA RAO) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER (P. MADHAVI DEVI) JUDICIAL MEMBER HYDERABAD, DATED 14 TH AUGUST, 2018. VINODAN/SPS COPY TO: 1 ITO WARD 11(4) ROOM NO.1009, 10 TH FLOOR, SIGNATURE TOWERS, OPP: BOTANICAL GARDEN, KONDAPUR, HYDERABAD 2 SHRI VENKATESH RANGA, D.NO.4-44-27, BEERAPPA NAGA R, JAGADGIRIGUTTA, QUTHBULLAPUR MANDAL, HYDERABAD 5000 37 3 CIT (A) - 5, HYDERABAD 4 PR. CIT 5, HYDERABAD 5 THE DR, ITAT HYDERABAD 6 GUARD FILE BY ORDER