, , 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.2897/CHNY/2018 ' (' / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2012-13 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CORPORATE CIRCLE 1(2), CHENNAI - 600 034. V. M/S BEARDSELL SATEC LTD., NO.204, SIDCO AIEMA TOWER, FIRST MAIN ROAD, AMBATTUR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, CHENNAI - 600 050. PAN : AAACB 3614 L (*+/ APPELLANT) (,-*+/ RESPONDENT) *+ . / / APPELLANT BY : SHRI A. SUNDARARAJAN, CIT ,-*+ . / / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI R. SUBRAMANIAN, CA 0 . 1$ / DATE OF HEARING : 25.09.2019 23( . 1$ / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 17.10.2019 / 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, CHENNAI, DA TED 09.07.2018 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2012-13. 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.2897/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 COURT ON 17 TH OCTOBER, 2019 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- (. !') ( . . . ) (S. JAYARAMAN) (N.R.S. GANESAN) $ / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 5 /DATED, THE 17 TH OCTOBER, 2019. KRI. . ,167 87(1 /COPY TO: 1. *+/ APPELLANT 2. ,-*+/ RESPONDENT 3. 0 91 () /CIT(A)-1, CHENNAI 4. PRINCIPAL CIT, CHENNAI-1, CHENNAI 5. 7: ,1 /DR 6. ;' < /GF.