ACIT CORPORATE CIRCLE 6 (2), CHENNAI V. M/S SIPPING SPIRITS PVT LTD, CHENNAI

ITA 1792/CHNY/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2020] 111 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 4299 (ITAT-CHENNAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 8 month(s) 26 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 20-02-2020
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: D
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 25-05-2018
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Assessee Lawyers: N ARJUN RAJ C A SHRI S SRIDHAR
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL , D BENCH, CHENNAI . . . , , BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI S. JAYARAMAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ I.T.A.NO.1792/CHNY/2018 ( [ [ / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2014-15) THE ASST. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CORPORATE CIRCLE 6(2), CHENNAI 34. VS M/S. SIPPING SPIRITS PVT. LTD., OLD NO.4, NEW NO.7, CRESCENT AVENUE, KESAVAPERUMALPURAM, OFF: GREENWAYS ROAD, CHENNAI 600 028. PAN: AALCS1664A ( /APPELLANT) ( /RESPONDENT) / APPELLANT BY : SHRI AR.V. SREENIVASAN, JCIT / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI N. ARJUNRAJ, CA FOR SHRI S.SRIDHAR, ADVOCATE /DATE OF HEARING : 20.02.2020 /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 20.02.2020 / 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 31.01.2018 AND PERTAINS TO THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014-15. 2 I.T.A. NO. 1792/CHNY/2018 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 CIRCULAR NO.17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 INCREASED THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING APPEAL BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL AND INSTRUCTED ITS OFFICERS TO WITHDRAW ALL THE APPEALS PENDING BEFORE THE ITAT WHERE THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN ` 50 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. ACCORDINGLY, THIS APPEAL STANDS DISMISSED. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE STANDS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 20 TH FEBRUARY, 2020 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- ( ) (S. JAYARAMAN) /ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ( . . . ) (N.R.S. GANESAN) / JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, /DATED, THE 20 TH FEBRUARY, 2020. RSR /COPY TO: 1. /APPELLANT 2. /RESPONDENT 3. ( )/CIT(A) 4. /CIT 5. /DR 6. [ /GF