, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A BENCH, CHENNAI . . . , . !' , $ % BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 2153/MDS/2015 ' (' / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2003-04 THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD I, DINDIGUL. V. SHRI G.S. JEEVANANTHAM, M/S VENKATESWARA READYMADES, 188, DHARAPURAM ROAD, ODDANCHATRAM 624 619. PAN : ACIPJ 5673 J (*+/ APPELLANT) (,-*+/ RESPONDENT) *+ . / / APPELLANT BY : SH. P. RADHAKRISHNAN, JCIT ,-*+ . / / RESPONDENT BY : SH. G.S. JEEVANANTHAM, ASSESSE E 0 . 1$ / DATE OF HEARING : 29.02.2016 2!( . 1$ / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 29.02.2016 / 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)-1, MADURAI , DATED 31.08.2015 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2003-04. 2. ON HEARING THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE, WE FIND THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THIS CASE IS LESS THAN ` 10 LAKHS. THE CBDT IN 2 I.T.A. NO.2153/MDS/15 ITS CIRCULAR NO.21/2015 DATED 10.12.2015 INSTRUCTED ITS OFFICERS TO WITHDRAW ALL THE APPEALS PENDING BEFORE THE ITAT WH ERE THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN ` 10 LAKHS. THIS TRIBUNAL IS OF THE CONSIDERED OPINION THAT THIS CIRCULAR OF CBDT IS BINDING ON TH E OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THEREFORE, THE REVENUE CANNOT PROCEED FURTHER IN THIS APPEAL. ACCORDINGLY, THIS APPEAL STANDS DISMISSED. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISM ISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 29 TH FEBRUARY, 2016 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- (. !' ) ( . . . ) (A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY) (N.R.S. GANESAN) $ / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 4 /DATED, THE 29 TH FEBRUARY, 2016. KRI. . ,156 76(1 /COPY TO: 1. *+ /APPELLANT 2. ,-*+ /RESPONDENT 3. 0 81 () /CIT(A)-1, MADURAI 4. PRINCIPAL CIT-1, MADURAI 5. 69 ,1 /DR 6. :' ; /GF.