, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL , B B ENCH, CHENNAI . . . , , !' # BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI RAMIT KOCHAR, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ I.T.A.NO.1696/CHNY/2017 ( / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-13) THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CORPORATE CIRCLE 6(1), CHENNAI 34. VS M/S. S ALBERT & CO. PVT. LTD., NO.13, WHANNELS ROAD, EGMORE, CHENNAI 600 008. PAN: A ADCS 9670C ( /APPELLANT) ( /RESPONDENT) / APPELLANT BY : SHRI A. SUNDARARAJAN,ADDL. CIT / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI M. KAUSHIK, ADVOCATE FOR SHRI S. SRIDHAR, ADVOCATE /DATE OF HEARING : 05.12.2019 /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 05.12.2019 ! / O R D E R PER N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER : THIS APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) 15, CHENNAI DATED 24.03.2017 AND PERTAINS TO THE ASSESSMENT YEA R 2012-13. 2. ON HEARING THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE, WE FIND THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THIS CASE IS LESS THAN ` 50 LAKHS. THE CBDT IN ITS 2 I.T.A. NO. 1696/CHNY/2017 CIRCULAR NO.17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 INCREASED THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING APPEAL BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL AND INSTRUCT ED ITS OFFICERS TO WITHDRAW ALL THE APPEALS PENDING BEFORE THE ITAT WH ERE THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN ` 50 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 THIS APPEAL. ACCORDINGLY, THIS APPEAL STANDS DISMISSED. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE STANDS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 5 TH DECEMBER, 2019 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- ( $% & ) (RAMIT KOCHAR) /ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ( . . . ) (N.R.S. GANESAN) /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, /DATED, THE 5 TH DECEMBER, 2019. RSR $* +* /COPY TO: 1. /APPELLANT 2. /RESPONDENT 3. . ( )/CIT(A) 4. . /CIT 5. */0 1 /DR 6. 02 /GF