, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL B BENCH, CHENNAI . . . , . !', $ '% BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI S. JAYARAMAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO.2736/CHNY/2017 ' (' / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2008-09 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE 2(4), INVESTIGATION WING, CHENNAI - 600 034. V. SHRI A. VIVEKANANDAN, DOOR NO.53/54, PADMAVATHI NAGAR, VIRUGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI - 600 092. PAN : AAFPV 1982 K (*+/ APPELLANT) (,-*+/ RESPONDENT) *+ . / / APPELLANT BY : SHRI HARI GOVIND, JCIT ,-*+ . / / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI S. SRIDHAR,, ADVOCATE 0 . 1$ / DATE OF HEARING : 04.12.2018 23( . 1$ / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 04.12.2018 / O R D E R PER N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER : THIS APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST T HE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) -18, CHENNAI, DATED 31.08.2017 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09. 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.2736/CHNY/17 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 4 TH DECEMBER, 2018 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- (. !') ( . . . ) (S. JAYARAMAN) (N.R.S. GANES AN) $ / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 5 /DATED, THE 4 TH DECEMBER, 2018. KRI. . ,167 87(1 /COPY TO: 1. *+/ APPELLANT 2. ,-*+/ RESPONDENT 3. 0 91 () /CIT(A)-18, CHENNAI-34 4. PRINCIPAL CIT, CENTRAL-2, CHENNAI 5. 7: ,1 /DR 6. ;' < /GF.