DCIT, New Delhi V. M/s Kumar Printers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

ITA 3447/DEL/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 109 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 9186 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 7 month(s) 6 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 06-01-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: D
• Assessment Year: 2013-2014
• Appeal Filed On: 31-05-2017
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: AGAINST DATED PASSED
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

1 ITA NO. 3447/DEL/2017 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH: D NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI N. K. BILLAIYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND MS SUCHITRA KAMBLE, JUDICIAL MEMBER I.T.A. NO. 3447/DEL/2017(A.Y 2013-14) (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) DCIT CIRCLE-14(2), ROOM NO. 311A, 3 RD FLOOR, C. R. BUILDING, I. P. ESTATE, NEW DELHI (APPELLANT) VS KUMAR PRINTERS PVT. LTD. D-92/4, OKHLA INDUSTRIAL AREA, PHASE-1 NEW DELHI AAACK1232D (RESPONDENT) ORDER PER SUCHITRA KAMBLE, JM THIS APPEAL IS FILED BY THE REVENUE AGAINST ORDER DATED 10/3/2017 PASSED BY CIT(A)- 5, NEW DELHI FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14. 2. AT THE OUTSET, IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THIS APPEAL BEING LESS THAN RS. 50 LACS, SQUARELY FALLS WITHIN THE AMBIT OF CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES PRESCRIBING THE TAX EFFECT FOR PREFERRING APPEALS BEFORE TRIBUNAL BY THE REVENUE AND SUBSEQUENT CLARIFICATION ISSUED BY CBDT ON 20 TH AUGUST, 2019. 3. AFTER PERUSING THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD, WE FIND THAT THE AMOUNT DISPUTED BEFORE US IS BELOW THE TAX EFFECT LIMIT PRESCRIBED BY CBDT VIDE APPELLANT BY SH. UMESH TAKYAR, SR. DR RESPONDENT BY NONE DATE OF HEARING 06.01.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 06.01.2021 2 ITA NO. 3447/DEL/2017 CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 FOR PREFERRING APPEALS BEFORE TRIBUNAL BY THE REVENUE. ON PERUSAL OF THE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 AND THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD, LD. SR. DR COULD NOT POINT OUT AS TO HOW AND WHY SUCH A CIRCULAR IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE FACTS OF THE CASE. WE FIND THAT THE SUBSEQUENT CLARIFICATION DATED 20.08.2019 MAKES IT VERY CLEAR THAT THE REVISED MONETARY LIMITS SHALL APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING APPEALS ALSO. THE CIRCULAR IS BINDING ON THE TAX AUTHORITIES. HENCE, WE HOLD THAT THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE DESERVE TO BE DISMISSED ON ACCOUNT OF LOW TAX EFFECT VIDE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 AND SUBSEQUENT CLARIFICATION ON 20.08.2019. ACCORDINGLY, ON ACCOUNT OF LOW TAX EFFECT CASE, WE DISMISS THIS APPEAL OF REVENUE IN LIMINE, WITHOUT GOING INTO THE MERITS OF THE CASE. 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEALS OF THE REVENUE IS DISMISSED. 5. ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT IN PRESENCE OF LD. DR ON 06 TH JANUARY, 2021. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THIS 06 TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021 SD/- SD/- (N. K. BILLAIYA) (SUCHITRA KAMBLE) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED : 06/01/2021 R. NAHEED * COPY FORWARDED TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(APPEALS) 5. DR: ITAT 3 ITA NO. 3447/DEL/2017 ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT NEW DELHI DATE OF DICTATION 06.01.2020 DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER 06.01.2020 DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE OTHER MEMBER 06.01.2020 DATE ON WHICH THE APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR. PS/PS 06.01.2020 DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER FOR PRONOUNCEMENT 06.01.2020 DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER COMES BACK TO THE SR. PS/PS 06.01.2020 DATE ON WHICH THE FINAL ORDER IS UPLOADED ON THE WEBSITE OF ITAT 06.01.2020 DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE BENCH CLERK 06.01.2020 DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK