IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL B BENCH : BANGALORE BEFORE SHRI B.R BASKARAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SMT. BEENA PILLAI, JUDICIAL MEMBER SL. NO . ITA / CO NO. A.Y. APPELLANT / CROSS OBJECTOR RESPONDENT 1 2 3 327/ BANG/2012 328/BANG/2012 329/BANG/2012 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 THE DY. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE 2(1), BENGALURU. SHRI R.V DEVRAJ NO.50, SREE SANJEEVENI FORT, C STREET, KALASIPALYAM, BENGALURU. PAN AAJPD 7401 K 4 1334/ BANG/2016 2011-12 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (E) CIRCLE - 1, BENGALURU. M/S KARNATAKA HOUSING BOARD, III FLOOR, CAUVERY BHAVAN, KEMPE GOWDA ROAD, BENGALURU. PAN AAAJK 0398 K APPELLANTS BY : MS. NEERA MALHOTRA, CIT (DR) RESPONDENTS BY : S/SHRI/SMT./MS B.R SUDHEENDRA, A DVOCATE, SMT. SHEETAL BORKAR, ADVOCATE AND SMT. PRATHIBA R, ADVOCATE DATE OF HEARING : 17.09.2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 17.09.2019 O R D E R PER BENCH: ALL THE APPEALS FILED BY THE REVENUE ARE DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE LD CIT(A) IN THE RESPECTIVE HA NDS OF THE ASSESSEES AND THEY RELATE TO THE ASST. YEARS MENTIO NED IN THE CAPTION AGAINST EACH OF THE PARTIES. ITA NOS.327, 328, 329/BANG/2012 1334/BANG/2016 PAGE 2 OF 4 2. AT THE OUTSET, THE LD COUNSELS APPEARING FOR THE ASSESSEES SUBMITTED THAT THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE S CONTESTED BY THE REVENUE DOES NOT EXCEED 50 LAKHS IN EACH OF THESE A PPEALS. ACCORDINGLY IT WAS SUBMITTED THAT THE REVENUE IS PR ECLUDED FROM PURSUING THESE APPEALS AS PER CIRCULAR NO.17/2019 D ATED 8/8/2019 ISSUED BY CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES, W HICH HAS BEEN CLARIFIED BY CBDT AS APPLICABLE TO ALL PENDING APPE ALS, VIDE ITS INSTRUCTION DATED 20/8/2019. ACCORDINGLY, THE LD A .RS SUBMITTED THAT BOTH THESE APPEALS ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISMISSE D IN LIMINE. 3. THE LD DR DID NOT OBJECT TO THE SUBMISSIONS MADE BY THE COUNSELS FOR THE ASSESSEES. 4. ACCORDINGLY WE DISMISS ALL THE APPEALS OF THE REVENUE IN LIMINE. HOWEVER LIBERTY IS GIVEN TO THE REVENUE T O MOVE APPLICATION FOR RECALL OF THE ORDER(S), IF IT IS FOUND THAT THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED ON THE ISSUES DISPUTED IN THE APPEALS IS MORE THAN 50 LAKHS OR IF IT IS FOUND THAT THE ISSUES CONTESTED THEREIN FALL IN THE CATEGORY OF EXCEPTIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE CBDT CIRCULAR OR SUBS EQUENTLY. 5. IN THE RESULT, ALL THE APPEALS OF THE REVENUE ARE DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 17 TH SEPTEMBER, 2019. SD/- SD/- (BEENA PILLAI) (B.R BASKARA N) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT ME MBER BANGALORE, DATED, THE 17 TH SEPTEMBER, 2019. /VMS/ ITA NOS.327, 328, 329/BANG/2012 1334/BANG/2016 PAGE 3 OF 4 COPY TO: 1. APPELLANT (S) / CROSS OBJECTOR(S) 2. RESPONDENT(S) 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT, BANGALORE. 6. GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, BANGALORE. ITA NOS.327, 328, 329/BANG/2012 1334/BANG/2016 PAGE 4 OF 4 1. DATE OF DICTATION 2. DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER . 3. DATE ON WHICH THE APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO SR.P.S .. 4. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER .. 5. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER COMES BACK TO THE SR. P.S. .. 6. DATE OF UPLOADING THE ORDER ON WEBSITE.. 7. IF NOT UPLOADED, FURNISH THE REASON FOR DOING SO .. 8. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE BENCH CLERK .. 9. DATE ON WHICH ORDER GOES FOR XEROX & ENDORSEMENT 10. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK . 11. THE DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR FOR SIGNATURE ON THE ORDER . 12. THE DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO DISPATCH SECTION FOR DISPATCH OF THE TRIBUNAL ORDER . 13. DATE OF DESPATCH OF ORDER. ..