, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL D BENCH, CHENNAI . . . , . !', $ '% BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI S. JAYARAMAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO.2054/CHNY/2018 ' (' / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2013-14 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, NON-CORPORATE CIRCLE 1, CHENNAI. V. M/S BBCL VAJRA, 20, MYLAI RANGANATHAN STREET, T. NAGAR, CHENNAI - 600 017. PAN : AALFB 6880 E (*+/ APPELLANT) (,-*+/ RESPONDENT) *+ . / / APPELLANT BY : SHRI M. MATHIVANAN, JCIT ,-*+ . / / RESPONDENT BY : NONE 0 . 1$ / DATE OF HEARING : 03.12.2018 23( . 1$ / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 03.12.2018 / O R D E R PER N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER : THIS APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-2, CHENNAI, DA TED 25.04.2018 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14. 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 NO.3/2018 DATED 11.07.2018 INSTRUCTED ITS OFFICERS TO WITHDRAW ALL THE 2 I.T.A. NO.2054/CHNY/18 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. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT AFTER CONCLUSI ON OF HEARING ON 3 RD DECEMBER, 2018 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- (. !') ( . . . ) (S. JAYARAMAN) (N.R.S. GANESA N) $ / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 5 /DATED, THE 3 RD DECEMBER, 2018. KRI. . ,167 87(1 /COPY TO: 1. *+/ APPELLANT 2. ,-*+/ RESPONDENT 3. 0 91 () /CIT(A)-2, CHENNAI-34 4. PRINCIPAL CIT, CHENNAI-1, CHENNAI 5. 7: ,1 /DR 6. ' ; /GF.