, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL B BENCH, CHENNAI . . . , !' #, % !& BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI RAMIT KOCHAR, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO.2820/CHNY/2018 ) *) / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2014-15 THE INCOME TAX OFFICER (EXEMPTIONS WARD), INCOME TAX OFFICE, NO.44, WILLIAMS ROAD, CANTONMENT, TRICHY 620 001. V. M/S THE TIRUCHIRAPALLI DISTRICT BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION, NO.5/G, LAWSONS ROAD, CANTONMENT, TRICHY-620 001. PAN : AAATT 9428 K (,-/ APPELLANT) (./,-/ RESPONDENT) ,- 0 1 / APPELLANT BY : SH. PHILIP GEORGE, ADVOCATE ./,- 0 1 / RESPONDENT BY : DR. M. SRINIVASA RAO, CIT 2 0 '% / DATE OF HEARING : 09.09.2019 3#* 0 '% / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 09.09.2019 / 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)-1, TIRUCHIRAPP ALLI, DATED 06.07.2018 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014-15. 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 2 I.T.A. NO.2820/CHNY/18 NO.17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 INCREASED THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING 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 OPEN COURT ON 9 TH SEPTEMBER, 2019 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- ( !' #) ( . . . ) (RAMIT KOCHAR) (N.R.S. GANESAN) % / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 5 /DATED, THE 9 TH SEPTEMBER, 2019. KRI. 0 .' 6 76*' /COPY TO: 1. ,- /APPELLANT 2. ./,- /RESPONDENT 3. 2 8' () /CIT(A)-1, TIRUCHIRAPALLI 4. CIT (EXEMPTIONS), CHENNAI 5. 69 .' /DR 6. :) ; /GF.