The DCITA'bad Circle-8, Ahmedabad V. Shaivai Reality Pvt.Ltd., Ahmedabad

ITA 1681/AHD/2012

• Counselvise Citation: [2016] 133 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 9654 (ITAT-AHMEDABAD)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 6 month(s) 5 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 05-02-2016
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Next Hearing Date: 04-02-2016
• Assessment Year: 2009-2010
• Appeal Filed On: 31-07-2012
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: V K SINGH
• Keywords: Retrospective amendment; Tax effect

Judgement Text

, C IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL C BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE S/SHRI RAJPAL YADAVJM, AND MANISH BORAD, AM ./ITA.NO.1681/AHD/2012_ ( / ASSTT YEAR : 2009-10) DCIT, CIRCLE-8, AHMEDABAD. VS. SHAIVAL REALITY PVT. LTD. T/5, RAJNISMRUTI SOCIETY, OPP. APANG MANAV MANDAL, DR. V. S. ROAD, AHMEDABAD. PAN AABCS 5607F (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) / APPELLANT BY: MR. V. K. SINGH, SR.DR / RESPONDENT BY: NONE WRITTEN SUBMISSION / DATE OF HEARING 04/02/2016 /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 05-02-2016 / O R D E R PER MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER THE REVENUE IS IN APPEAL BEFORE US AGAINST THE OR DER OF LD.COMMISSIONER INCOME-TAX (APPEALS)-XIV, AHMEDABAD DATED 02.05.2012 PASSED FOR THE ASSTT.YEAR 2009-10. 2. THE GRIEVANCES OF THE REVENUE, AS PER GROUNDS OF APPEAL ARE AS FOLLOWS :- 1) THE LD. CIT(A)-XIV, AHMEDABAD HAS ERRED IN LAW A ND ON FACTS IN DELETING THE DISALLOWANCE OF RS.16,85,400/- BEING T HE PAYMENT MADE FOR CLUB MEMBERSHIP. ITA.NO.1681/AHD/2012 - 2 2) THE LD. CIT(A)-XIV, AHMEDABAD HAS ERRED IN LAW A ND ON FACTS IN DELETING THE DISALLOWANCE AMOUNTING TO RS.3,60,000/ - OF CAR RENTAL EXPENSES MADE U/S 40(A)(IA) OF THE ACT. 3) ON THE FACTS AND IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CAS E, THE LD. CIT(A)- XIV, AHMEDABAD OUGHT TO HAVE UPHELD THE ORDER OF TH E AO. 4) IT IS THEREFORE, PRAYED THAT THE ORDER OF THE LD . CIT(A)-XIV, AHMEDABAD MAY BE SET ASIDE AND THAT OF THE ORDER OF THE AO BE RESTORED. 3. THIS APPEAL WAS PRESENTED ON 31/07/2012. ON 10. 12.2015 THE CBDT HAS ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS BEARING NO. 21/2015 PR OHIBITING ITS SUBORDINATE AUTHORITIES FROM FILING OF THE APPEAL T O THE TRIBUNAL AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE CIT(A) WHERE THE TAX EFFECT BY VIR TUE OF THE RELIEF GIVEN BY THE CIT(A) IS LESS THAN RS.10 LAKHS. THE INSTRU CTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE APPLICABLE WITH RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT, MEANING THERE BY, THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE APPLICABLE ON PENDING APPEALS ALSO. THE TAX EF FECT ON DELETION OF THIS TOTAL ADDITION WOULD BE LESS THAN RS.10 LAKHS. THE PRESENT APPEAL DESERVES TO BE DISMISSED BEING TREATED TO BE FILED IN VIOLATION OF CBDT INSTRUCTIONS. THE CASE DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE AMB IT OF EXCEPTIONS PROVIDED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS. IT IS FURTHER OBSERVE D THAT SINCE, WHILE HEARING THE APPEAL, SUCH FACTORS WERE NOT CONSIDERE D, THEREFORE, IN CASE, ON RE-VERIFICATION AT THE END OF THE AO, IT CAME TO THE NOTICE THAT THE TAX EFFECT IS MORE OR IT FALLS WITHIN THE AMBIT OF EXCE PTIONS PROVIDED IN THE INSTRUCTION, THEN THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE AT LIBERTY TO APPROACH THE TRIBUNAL FOR RECALL OF THIS ORDER. SUCH APPLICATIO N SHOULD BE FILED WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF THIS ORDER. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, TH E APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISMISSED. ITA.NO.1681/AHD/2012 - 3 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISMISSE D. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 5 TH FEBRUARY, 2016 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- SD/- (RAJPAL YADAV) JUDICIAL MEMBER (MANISH BORAD) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED, 05/02/2016 ! '!/ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. $% / THE APPELLANT 2. &$% / THE RESPONDENT. 3. '(( ) * / CONCERNED CIT 4. ) * ( ) / THE CIT(A)- 5. !-. , ,012 /DR,ITAT, AHMEDABAD, 6. .3 45 / GUARD FILE. ) ' / BY ORDER, ' (0 (ASSTT.REGISTRAR) ITAT, AHMEDABAD 1. DATE OF DICTATION .. : 4/2/2016. 2. DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER : 5/2/2016 3. OTHER MEMBER 4. DATE ON WHICH THE APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.P.S./P.S 5. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER F OR PRONOUNCEMENT 6. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER COMES BACK TO THE SR.P.S./P.S. 7. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE BENCH CLERK 8/2/16 8. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK 9. THE DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR FOR SIGNATUR E ON THE ORDER.. 10. DATE OF DESPATCH OF THE ORDER