ACIT, CC - 3 (1). , CHENNAI V. Om Shakthy Agencies (Madras) Pvt Ltd., CHENNAI

ITA 1855/CHNY/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 115 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6661 (ITAT-CHENNAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 month(s) 27 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 15-10-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Assessment Year: 2010-2011
• Appeal Filed On: 18-06-2019
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: PAVITHRAN KUMAR
• Assessee Lawyers: S RAMPRASAD C A
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, C BENCH : CHENNAI , . , [BEFORE SHRI INTURI RAMA RAO, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI DUVVURU RL REDDY , JUDICIAL MEMBER ] !' ./I.T.A. NO.1855/CHNY/2019. #$% &$ / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2010-2011 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE 3(1) CHENNAI. VS. M/S. OM SHAKHY AGENCIES (MADRAS) P. LTD, T S 64, SIDCO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, GUINDY, CHENNAI 600 032. [PAN AAACO 3722E] ( / APPELLANT) ( /RESPONDENT) !' '( ) * / APPELLANT BY : SHRI. PAVITHRAN KUMAR, JCIT. +,'( ) * /RESPONDENT BY : SHRI S. RAMPRASAD, C.A. # - ) . /DATE OF HEARING : 15-10-2019 /0&% ) . /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 15-10-2019 / O R D E R PER INTURI RAMA RAO, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE DIRECTED AGA INST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-1 9, CHENNAI (CIT(A) FOR SHORT) DATED 26.03.2019 FOR THE ASSE SSMENT YEAR (AY) 2010-2011. ITA NO.1855/2019 :- 2 -: 2. IT S STATED BEFORE US THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THIS CASE IS LESS THAN RS.50 LAKHS AND THEREFORE, THE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES (CBDT) IN EXERCISE OF ITS POWER VESTED UNDER SEC. 268A(1) OF THE IT ACT COMES INTO PLAY WHEREIN, THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING THE APPEAL B Y THE REVENUE BEFORE THE ITAT AND VARIOUS HIGH COURTS AS WELL AS APEX CO URT ARE REVISED WITH AN OBJECT OF THE REDUCING THE TAX LITIGATION. VIDE PARA 3 OF THE SAID CIRCULAR (SUPRA) IT IS STATED THAT IN CASES WHERE T HE TAX EFFECT IN THE APPEALS TO BE FILED BEFORE THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL D OES NOT EXCEED C50 LAKHS APPEALS SHOULD NOT BE FILED. THUS TAKING A NO TE OF CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019, DATED 08.08.2019 AND CONSIDERING THE F ACT THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THE INSTANT APPEAL IS LESS THAN RS.50 LAK HS, THE PRESENT APPEAL DESERVES TO BE DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSED / NOT MAINT AINABLE. HOWEVER, WE MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE INST ANT APPEAL IS LEFT OPEN TO BE EXAMINED IN THE APPROPRIATE PROCEEDINGS, IF ARISES, IN FUTURE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO MAKE IT CLEAR TH AT IF THE APPEAL FALL IN ANY OF THE EXCEPTIONS REFERRED TO IN THE ABOVE S AID CBDT CIRCULAR, THE REVENUE IS AT LIBERTY TO MOVE AN APPLICATION FO R RECALLING THE ORDER IF SO ADVISED. ACCORDINGLY, IN THE LIGHT OF CBDT C IRCULAR NO.17/2019 DATED 08/08/2019, THE APPEAL STANDS DISMISSED. ITA NO.1855/2019 :- 3 -: 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE STANDS DI SMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019, AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- ( . ! ) (DUVVURU RL REDDY) ' # /JUDICIAL MEMBER ( ) (INTURI RAMA RAO) /ACCOUNTANT MEMBER 1 #- / CHENNAI 2# / DATED: 15TH OCTOBER, 2019. KV 3 ) +.4 5' !6 5&. / COPY TO: 1 . !' '( / APPELLANT 3. 7. (!' ) / CIT(A) 5. 5 :; +.#< / DR 2. +,'( / RESPONDENT 4. 7. / CIT 6. ;$ =- / GF