, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A BENCH, CHENNAI . . . , , ' # BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI S. JAYARAMAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO.1735/CHNY/2018 & '& / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2014-15 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, NON-CORPORATE CIRCLE 10(1), CHENNAI - 600 034. V. M/S LAKSHMI NARAYAN CONSTRUCTIONS, NO.46/26, 1 ST SOUTH STREET, KENNEDY SQUARE, SEMBIUM, CHENNAI - 600 011. PAN : AACFL 6543 K ()*/ APPELLANT) (+,)*/ RESPONDENT) )* - . / APPELLANT BY : SHRI LALMAL SAWMA PACHAU, JCIT +,)* - . / RESPONDENT BY : NONE / - 0' / DATE OF HEARING : 10.10.2018 12' - 0' / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 10.10.2018 / O R D E R PER N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER: THIS APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST T HE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-12, CHENNAI, D ATED 16.03.2018 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 2 I.T.A. NO.1735/CHNY/2018 NO.3/2018 DATED 11.07.2018 INSTRUCTED ITS OFFICERS TO WITHDRAW ALL THE 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 IS DISM ISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT AFTER CONCLUSI ON OF HEARING ON 10 TH OCTOBER, 2018 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- ( ) ( . . . ) (S. JAYARAMAN) (N.R.S. GANESAN) ' / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 4 /DATED, THE 10 TH OCTOBER, 2018. KRI. - +056 76'0 /COPY TO: 1. )* /APPELLANT 2. +,)* /RESPONDENT 3. / 80 () /CIT(A)-12, CHENNAI 4. PRINCIPAL CIT-3, CHENNAI 5. 69 +0 /DR 6. :& ; /GF.