VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCH A JAIPUR JH FOT; IKY JKWO] U;KF;D LNL; ,O A JH FOE FLAG ;KNO] YS[KK LNL; DS LE{K BEFORE: SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JM & SHRI VIKRAM SINGH YADAV, AM VK;DJ VIHY LA- @ ITA NO. 351/JP/2017 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z @ ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2009-10 ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, AJMER CUKE VS. SHRI SHIV PRAKASH BAJAJ, 8L-36-37, R.C. VYAS COLONY, BHILWARA LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO. ADLPB 1794 J VIHYKFKHZ@ APPELLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS@ REVENUE BY : SHRI J. C. KULHARI (JCIT) FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ LS@ ASSESSEE BY : SHRI SAURAV HARSH (ADV.) LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF HEARING : 20.08.2019 ?KKS'K .KK DH RKJH[K @ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 21.08.2019 VKNS'K@ ORDER PER: VIKRAM SINGH YADAV, A.M. THIS APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 23.02.2017 OF LD. CIT (A)-2, UDAIPUR FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2 009-10. AS PER THE GROUNDS OF APPEAL, THE TAX EFFECT CALCULATED BY THE AO IN RESP ECT OF THE RELIEF GRANTED BY THE LD. CIT (A) WHICH HAS BEEN CHALLENGED IN THE PRESEN T APPEAL IS LESS THAN RS. 50 LACS. 2. WE HAVE HEARD THE LD. D/R AS WELL AS THE LD. A/R . AT THE OUTSET, WE NOTE THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THIS APPEAL IS NOT EXCEEDING THE MONETARY LIMIT AS REVISED BY THE CBDT VIDE CIRCULAR DATED 08.08.2019 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILING OF APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FROM RS. 20,00,000/- TO RS. ITA NO. 351-JP-2017 ACIT, AJMER VS. SHRI SHIV PRAKASH BAJAJ, BHILWARA 2 50,00,000/-. FOR READY REFERENCE, WE REPRODUCE THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 17 OF 2019 DATED 08.08.2019 AS UNDER :- FURTHER ENHANCEMENT OF MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING O F APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, HIGH COURTS AND SLPS/APPEAL S BEFORE SUPREME COURT - AMENDMENT TO CIRCULAR 3 OF 2018 - MEASURES FOR REDUCING LITIGATI ON. CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11TH JULY 2018 HAS BEEN R EPLACED BY CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 8TH AUGUST 2019 TO ENHANCE MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING O F APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, HIGH COURTS AND SLPS/APPEALS BE FORE SUPREME COURT FOR REDUCING LITIGATION. APPEALS/SLPS IN INCOME - TAX MATTERS MONETARY LIMIT (RS.) (PREVIOUS LIMIT) MONETARY LIMIT (RS.) (REVISED LIMIT) BEFORE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL 20,00,000 50,00,000 BEFORE HIGH COURT 50,00,000 1,00,00,000 BEFORE SUPREME COURT 1,00,00,000 2,00,00,000 THE ASSESSING OFFICER SHALL CALCULATE THE TAX EFFEC T SEPARATELY FOR EVERY ASSESSMENT YEAR IN RESPECT OF THE DISPUTED ISSUES IN THE CASE OF EVERY ASSESSEE. IF, IN THE CASE OF AN ASSESSEE, THE DISPUTED ISSUES ARISE IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT Y EAR, APPEAL CAN BE FILED IN RESPECT OF SUCH ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IN RESPECT OF THE DISPUTED ISSUES EXCEEDS THE MONETARY LIMIT. NO APPEAL SHALL BE FILED IN RESPECT OF AN ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN THE MONETARY LIMIT. FURTHER, EVEN IN THE CASE OF COMPOSITE ORDER OF ANY HIGH COURT OR APPELLATE AUTHORITY WHICH INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR AND COMMON ISSUES IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, NO APPEAL SHALL BE FILED IN RESPECT OF AN ASSESSMEN T YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THA N THE MONETARY LIMIT. IN CASE WHERE A COMPOSITE ORDER/ JUDGEMENT INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSEE, EACH ASSESSEE SHALL BE DEALT WITH SEPARATELY. ACCORDINGLY, THE APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT MA INTAINABLE BEING MONETARY LIMIT IS LESS THAN/NOT EXCEEDING RS. 50,00,000/-. ITA NO. 351-JP-2017 ACIT, AJMER VS. SHRI SHIV PRAKASH BAJAJ, BHILWARA 3 3. THE DEPARTMENT IS AT LIBERTY TO FILE THE MISCELL ANEOUS APPLICATION IN CASE THE TAX EFFECT IN THIS APPEAL IS FOUND TO BE MORE THEN RS. 50,00,000/- OR THE CASE FALLS IN ANY OF THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE CIRCULAR. 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMI SSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 21/08/2019. SD/- SD/- FOT; IKY JKO FOE FLAG ;KNO (VIJAY PAL RAO) (VIKRAM SINGH YADAV) U;KF;D LNL;@ JUDICIAL MEMBER YS[KK LNL;@ ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TK;IQJ@ JAIPUR FNUKAD@ DATED:- 21/08/2019. GANESH KR. VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSFKR@ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. VIHYKFKHZ@ THE APPELLANT- ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, AJMER 2. IZR;FKHZ@ THE RESPONDENT- SHRI SHIV PRAKASH BAJAJ, BHILWARA 3. VK;DJ VK;QDR@ CIT 4. VK;DJ VK;QDR@ CIT(A) 5. FOHKKXH; IZFRFUF/K] VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ@ DR, ITAT, JAIPUR 6. XKMZ QKBZY@ GUARD FILE {ITA NO. 351/JP/2017} VKNS'KKUQLKJ@ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ@ ASST. REGISTRAR