, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL D BENCH, CHENNAI . . . , ! ' # , % #& BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI INTURI RAMA RAO, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO.1675/CHNY/2018 ) *) / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2014-15 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CORPORATE CIRCLE 2, 63-A, RACE COURSE ROAD, COIMBATORE. V. M/S PRICOL PUNE LIMITED (NOW KNOWN AS PRICOL LIMITED), 109, CPM TOWERS, RACE COURSE, COIMBATORE 641 018. PAN : AAGCP 0139 E (,-/ APPELLANT) (./,-/ RESPONDENT) ,- 0 1 / APPELLANT BY : MS. M. SUBASHRI, JCIT ./,- 0 1 / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI N. VIJAY KUMAR, CA 2 0 3% / DATE OF HEARING : 14.03.2019 45* 0 3% / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 14.03.2019 / O R D E R PER N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER : THIS APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST T HE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) -3, PUNE, DATE D 05.02.2018 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014-15. 2. ON HEARING THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE, WE FIND THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THIS CASE IS LESS THAN `2 0 LAKHS. THE CBDT IN ITS CIRCULAR NO.3/2018 DATED 11.07.2018 INSTRUCTED ITS OFFICERS TO WITHDRAW ALL THE 2 I.T.A. NO.1675/CHNY/18 APPEALS PENDING BEFORE THE ITAT WHERE THE TAX EFFEC T IS LESS THAN `2 0 LAKHS. THIS TRIBUNAL IS OF THE CONSIDERED OPINION THAT THIS CIRCULAR OF CBDT IS BINDING ON THE OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THEREFORE, THE REVENUE CANNOT PROCEED FURTHER IN THIS APPEAL. ACC ORDINGLY, THIS APPEAL STANDS DISMISSED. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE STANDS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT AFTER CONCLUSI ON OF HEARING ON 14 TH MARCH, 2019 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- ( ! ' # ) ( . . . ) (INTURI RAMA RAO) (N.R.S. GANESAN) % / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 7 /DATED, THE 14 TH MARCH, 2019. KRI. 0 .389 :9*3 /COPY TO: 1. ,- /APPELLANT 2. ./,- /RESPONDENT 3. 2 ;3 () /CIT(A)-3, PUNE 4. PRINCIPAL CIT- 2, PUNE 5. 9< .3 /DR 6. ) = /GF.