, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A BENCH, CHENNAI . . . , . !, # !$ BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI S. JAYARAMAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO.2522/CHNY/2018 & '& / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2016-17 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CORPORATE CIRCLE 2, MADURAI. V. SHRI D. KABILAN, NO.2/3C/3, GANESH NAGAR, TUTICORIN 628 008. PAN : ALUPK 0190 N ()*/ APPELLANT) (+,)*/ RESPONDENT) )* - . / APPELLANT BY : SHRI AR.V. SREENIVASAN, JCIT +,)* - . / RESPONDENT BY : SH. SAROJ KUMAR PARIDA, ADVOCATE / - 0# / DATE OF HEARING : 10.10.2019 12' - 0# / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 10.10.2019 / 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)-19, CHENNAI, D ATED 10.05.2018 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2016-17. 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 2 I.T.A. NO.2522/CHNY/18 APPEAL BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL AND INSTRUCTED ITS OFFI CERS TO WITHDRAW ALL THE APPEALS PENDING BEFORE THE ITAT WHERE THE TAX EFFEC T 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. ACC ORDINGLY, THIS APPEAL STANDS DISMISSED. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE S TANDS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 10 TH OCTOBER, 2019 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- (. !) ( . . . ) (S. JAYARAMAN) (N.R.S. GANESAN) # / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 4 /DATED, THE 10 TH OCTOBER, 2019. KRI. - +056 76'0 /COPY TO: 1. )*/ APPELLANT 2. +,)*/ RESPONDENT 3. / 80 () /CIT(A)-19, CHENNAI 4. PRINCIPAL CIT, CENTRAL-2, CHENNAI 5. 69 +0 /DR 6. :& ; /GF.