ACIT, Circle-18(2), New Delhi V. M/s. Nu Tek India Ltd., New Delhi

ITA 1729/DEL/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 107 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6320 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 5 month(s) 5 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 17-08-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: E
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 12-03-2018
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI BENCH: E NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI O.P. KANT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI K.N. CHARY, JUDICIAL MEMBER [THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING] ITA NO.1729/DEL/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2014-15 ACIT, CIRCLE-18(2), NEW DELHI VS. M/S. NU TEK INDIA LTD., A-213, ROAD NO. 4, MAHIPAL PUR, NEW DELHI PAN :AAACN2270L (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ORDER PER O.P. KANT, AM: THE PRESENT APPEAL BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAIN ST THE ORDER DATED 12.12.2017 PASSED BY COMMISSIONER OF IN COME-TAX (APPEALS)-28, NEW DELHI, FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014-1 5. 2. AT THE OUTSET, THE LEARNED DR BROUGHT TO OUR ATTEN TION THAT CBDT, VIDE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 08 TH AUGUST, 2019, HAS DECIDED THAT THE REVENUE WOULD NOT PREFER ANY APPEA L BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL, IF THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN RS.50 LAKH S. THEREFORE, HE APPELLANT BY SH. GAURAV PUNDIR, SR.DR RESPONDENT BY NONE DATE OF HEARING 17.08.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 17.08.2021 2 ITA NO.1729/DEL/2018 PLEADED THAT THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE BE DECIDED A S PER THE INSTRUCTION OF THE CBDT. 3. NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. WE HAVE H EARD LEARNED DR THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING AND PERUSED T HE RELEVANT RECORD. WE FIND THAT THE CBDT VIDE CIRCULAR NO. 17/ 2019 DATED 08.08.2019, HAS ENHANCED THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FIL ING OF APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE T RIBUNAL FROM RS.20 LAKHS TO RS.50 LAKHS. THE SAID CIRCULAR ALSO MAKES REFERENCE TO THE EARLIER CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018, DATED 11.7.2018 AND, ESPECIALLY STATES THAT AS A STEP TOWARDS FURTH ER MANAGEMENT OF LITIGATION, THE BOARD HAS DECIDED TO ENHANCE THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING OF THE APPEALS. THIS CIRCULAR IS NOT IN SUPERSESSION OF THE EARLIER CIRCULAR BUT ONLY AMENDS THE MONETARY LIMIT S AS WELL AS GIVES CLARIFICATION WITH REGARD TO PARAGRAPH 5 OF T HE EARLIER CIRCULAR. THIS, INTER ALIA, MEANS THAT ALL THE OTHER CONDITIONS MENTIONED IN THE EARLIER CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2018 DAT ED 11.7.2018 WILL APPLY MUTATIS MUTANDIS INCLUDING THAT, IT WILL APPLY TO ALL THE PENDING APPEALS. 4. FURTHER, CBDT VIDE CIRCULAR DATED 20 TH AUGUST, 2019 (F. NO. 279/19-93/2018-ITJ), HAS CLARIFIED THAT IT WILL APP LY TO ALL PENDING APPEALS. THUS, IN VIEW OF THE AFORESAID CIR CULAR, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISMISSED AS NON-MAINTAINA BLE AS THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THE APPEAL IS BELOW RS.50 LA KHS. HOWEVER, IT IS MADE CLEAR THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS AT LIBERTY TO FILE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION FOR RECALLING OF THE ORDE R, IF THE TAX EFFECT IS FOUND TO BE MORE THAN THE PRESCRIBED LIMI T OF RS.50,00,000/- OR ANY OF THE CONDITIONS ETC., AS AV AILABLE IN THE 3 ITA NO.1729/DEL/2018 AMENDMENT CARRIED OUT IN PARA 10 OF CIRCULAR NO. 3/ 2018, DATED 20.08.2018, IS MADE OUT. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISMIS SED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- SD/- (K.N. CHARY) (O.P. KANT) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 17 TH AUGUST, 2021. RK/- (DTDC) COPY FORWARDED TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR ASST. REGISTRAR, ITAT, NEW DELHI