ITA NO. 3480/DEL/2010 1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH B NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI I.P. BANSAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI SHAMIM YAHYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER I.T.A. NO. 3480/DEL/2010 A.Y. : 2005-06 INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-26(2), ROOM NO. 304-C, D-BLOCK, VIKAS BHAVAN, NEW DELHI VS. SH. DEEPAK SETHI, FB-25, TAGORE GARDEN, NEW DELHI 110 0018 (PAN/GIR NO. : AARPS7555F) (APPELLANT ) (APPELLANT ) (APPELLANT ) (APPELLANT ) (RESPONDENT ) (RESPONDENT ) (RESPONDENT ) (RESPONDENT ) ASSEESSEE BY : SH. S.C. MATTA, CA DEPARTMENT BY : MS. Y. KAKKAR, SR. D.R. ORDER ORDER ORDER ORDER PER PER PER PER SHAMIM YAHYA : AM SHAMIM YAHYA : AM SHAMIM YAHYA : AM SHAMIM YAHYA : AM THIS APPEAL BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST TH E ORDER OF THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) DATED 03.5.2 010 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2005-06. 2. AT THE THRESHOLD, WE NOTE THAT TAX EFFECT IN THI S CASE IS LESS THAN ` 3 LACS FIXED BY THE CBDT FOR FILING APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. AS PER INSTRUCTION NO. 3/2011 (F.NO. 279/MISC./142/2007-ITJ) DATED 09.02.2011 ISSUED BY THE CBDT, THE TAX EFFECT FOR FILING APPEA L BEFORE THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SHOULD BE MORE THAN ` 3 LAKHS. THE AFORES AID INSTRUCTIONS ITA NO. 3480/DEL/2010 2 HAVE BEEN HELD TO BE APPLICABLE TO ALL PENDING APPE ALS BY THE JURISDICTIONAL HIGH COURT IN THE DECISIONS IN THE C ASES:- (I) C.I.T. VS. M/S P.S. JAIN & CO. IN ITA NO. 179/1 991, ORDER DATED 2 ND AUGUST, 2010. (II) C.I.T. VS. DELHI RACE CLUB IN ITA NO. 128/2008 , ORDER DATED 3 RD MARCH, 2011. 2.1 IN THE PRESENT CASE, ADMITTEDLY THE TAX IS BEL OW ` 3 LAKHS. HENCE, THE APPEAL IS IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE AFORESAID CBDT CIRCULAR/INSTRUCTION. HENCE, THE SAME IS LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED. ACCORDINGLY, THIS APPEAL BY THE REVENUE STANDS DISMI SSED FOR TAX EFFECT. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE I S DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 19/10/2011 UP ON CONCLUSION OF HEARING. SD/- SD/- [ [[ [I.P. BANSAL I.P. BANSAL I.P. BANSAL I.P. BANSAL] ]] ] [SHAMIM YAHYA] [SHAMIM YAHYA] [SHAMIM YAHYA] [SHAMIM YAHYA] JUDICIA JUDICIA JUDICIA JUDICIAL LL L MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATE 19/10/2011 SRB COPY FORWARDED TO: COPY FORWARDED TO: COPY FORWARDED TO: COPY FORWARDED TO: - -- - 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT (A) 5. DR, ITAT TRUE COPY BY ORDER, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT, DELHI BENCHES