The Assistant Commr. of Income Tax, Junagadh Circle, JUNAGADH V. Shri Mehul J. Bhatt, JUNAGADH

ITA 201/RJT/2016

• Counselvise Citation: [2018] 112 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 5141 (ITAT-RAJKOT)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 year(s) 3 month(s) 20 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 28-09-2018
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: DB
• Assessment Year: 2011-2012
• Appeal Filed On: 07-06-2016
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Audit objection; Tax effect

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL RAJKOT BENCH, RAJKOT [CONDUCTED THROUGH E-COURT AT AH MEDABAD] (BEFORE SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER) ITA. NO: 201/RJT/2016 (ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2011-12) THE A.C.I.T., JUNAGADH CIRCLE, JUNAGADH V/S SHRI MEHUL J. BHATT RUTURAJ BUNGALOW NO. 34, RAIJINAGAR, JUNAGADH (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) PAN: ARMPB7727N APPELLANT BY : SHRI PRAVEEN VERMA, SR. D. R. RESPONDENT BY : NONE ( )/ ORDER DATE OF HEARING : 27 -09-201 8 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 28-09-2018 PER MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER 1. THIS APPEAL BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A)-3, RAJKOT DATED 30.03.2016 PERTAINING TO A.Y. 2011-12. ITA NO. 201/ RJT/2016 . A.Y. 2011-12 2 2. AT THE OUTSET, THE LD. COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE SUB MITTED THAT THE PRESENT APPEAL OF THE REVENUE NEEDS TO BE DISMISSED ON ACCOUNT OF LOW TAX EFFECT IN VIEW OF THE RECENT CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2018 DATED 11.07. 2018. LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE FAIRLY ADMITTED THAT THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THIS APPEAL IS LESS THAN THE LIMIT PRESCRIBED BY THE AFORESAID CBDT CIR CULAR. 3. WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE PARTIES AND PERUSED THE MATE RIAL AVAILABLE ON RECORD. WE FIND THAT PRIMA-FACIE THIS APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN VIEW OF THE RECENT CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 03/2015 IN F.NO.279 /MISC. 142/2007-ITJ (PT) DATED 11 TH JULY 2018, VIDE WHICH IT HAS BEEN DECIDED BY THE B OARD THAT NO DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS SHOULD BE FILED BEFORE THE TRI BUNAL IF THE TAX EFFECT BY VIRTUE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX (APPEALS) S ORDER IS BELOW RS. 20 LACS. THE BOARD HAS PROVIDED EXCEPTIONS AT CLAUSE ( 10) OF THE INSTRUCTIONS WHEREIN IT HAS BEEN PROVIDED THAT THESE INSTRUCTION S WILL NOT BE APPLICABLE, WHERE THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACT/RULE IS UNDER CHALLENGE OR WHERE BOARDS ORDER, NOTIFICATION, INS TRUCTION OR CIRCULAR HAS BEEN HELD TO BE ILLEGAL OR WHERE REVENUE AUDIT OBJECTION IN THE CASE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR WHERE THE ADDITION RE LATES TO UNDISCLOSED FOREIGN ASSETS/BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC. WE FIND THAT T HE PRESENT CASE DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE EXCEPTION CLAUSE AND THE TAX IS LESS THA N RS.20 LACS. THEREFORE, THE PRESENT APPEAL IS NOT MAINTAINABLE AND HENCE DISMIS SED. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS D ISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 28 - 09 - 2018 SD/- SD/- (WASEEM AHMED) (MAHAVIR PRASAD) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TRUE COPY JUDICIAL MEMBER AHMEDABAD: DATED 28/09/2018