The DCIT, Sabarkantha Circle, Himatnagar V. Shri Devendrakumar Mohanlal Sharma, Gandhinagar

ITA 2825/AHD/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 115 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6181 (ITAT-AHMEDABAD)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 9 month(s) 27 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 09-10-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 13-12-2017
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: LALIT P JAIN
• Assessee Lawyers: D K PARIKH
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AHMEDABAD C BENCH (BEFORE SHRI PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER) ITA. NO: 2825/AHD/2017 (ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2014-15) THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX SABARKANTH CIRCLE, HIMATNAGAR V/S SHRI DEVENDRAKUMAR MOHANLAL SHARMA 302-1, SECTOR 25, NEW SURYANARAYAN SOCIETY, GANDHINAGAR-382024 (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) PAN: APBPS4805D APPELLANT BY : SHRI LALIT P. JAIN, SR. D .R. RESPONDENT BY : SHRI D. K. PARIKH, A.R. ( )/ ORDER DATE OF HEARING : 27 -09-201 9 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 09 -10-2019 PER MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER 1. THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINS T THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A)-2, AHMEDABAD DATED 28.01.2017 PERTAINING TO A.Y. 2014-15. ITA NO. 2825 /AHD/2017 . A.Y. 2014- 15 2 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, IT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE LD. AR FOR THE ASSESSEE THAT APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS HIT BY RECENTLY ISSU ED CBDT CIRCULAR NO.17 OF 2019 DATED 08/08/2019 REVISING THE PREVIOUS THRESHO LDS PERTAINING TO TAX EFFECTS. AS PER AFORESAID CIRCULAR, ALL PENDING AP PEALS FILED BY REVENUE ARE LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED AS A MEASURE FOR REDUCING LI TIGATION WHERE THE TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE PRESCRIBED MONETARY LIMIT WHICH IS NOW REVISED AT RS.50 LAKHS. IN THE INSTANT CASE, THE TAX EFFECT ON THE DISPUTED ISSUES RAISED BY THE REVENUE IS STATED TO BE NOT EXCEEDING RS.50 LAKHS A ND THEREFORE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS REQUIRED TO BE DISMISSED IN LIMINE. 3. THE LEARNED DR FOR THE REVENUE FAIRLY ADMITTED THE APPLICABILITY OF THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 17 OF 2019. ACCORDINGLY, APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISMISSED AS NOT MAINTAINABLE. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE REVENUE TO SEEK RESTORATION OF ITS APPEAL ON SHOWING INAPPLICABILITY OF THE AFO RESAID CBDT CIRCULAR IN ANY MANNER. 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS DISMI SSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 09 - 10- 2019 SD/- SD/- (PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA) (MAHAVIR PRASAD) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TRUE COPY JUDICIAL MEMBER AHMEDABAD: DATED 09/10/2019 RAJESH COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: - 1. THE APPELLANT. 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT (APPEALS) 4. THE CIT CONCERNED.