DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, JAIPUR V. SHRI SATISH CHAND KATTA, JAIPUR

ITA 353/JPR/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2018] 125 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 1262 (ITAT-JAIPUR)
• Duration Of Justice: 5 month(s) 21 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 04-09-2018
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: A
• Assessment Year: 2010-2011
• Appeal Filed On: 14-03-2018
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: VARINDER MEHTA
• Assessee Lawyers: R P JAT T P
• Keywords: Unexplained investment; Tax effect

Judgement Text

VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCHE S, JAIPUR JH FOT; IKY JKO] U;KF;D LNL; ,OA 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.353/JP/2018 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z @ ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2010-11. THE DCIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE-3, JAIPUR. CUKE VS. SHRI SATISH CHAND KATTA, 18, SIYARAM STREET, TONK ROAD, DURGAPURA, JAIPUR. LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO.: ACVPK 5266 B VIHYKFKHZ@ APPELLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS @ REVENUE BY : SHRI VARINDER MEHTA (CIT) FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ L S@ ASSESSEE BY : SHRI R.P. JAT (T.P.) LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[ K@ DATE OF HEARING : 04/09/2018 MN?KKS'K.KK DH RKJH[ K@ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 04/09/2018 VKNS'K@ ORDER PER VIJAY PAL RAO, J.M. THIS APPEAL BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 01.01.2018 OF CIT (A)-4, JAIPUR FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2010-11. THE REVENUE HAS RAISED THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS:- 1) WHETHER ON THE FACTS AND IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, THE CIT (A) WAS RIGHT IN DELETING THE ADDITION OF RS. 3 8,50,000/- MADE BY AO AS UNEXPLAINED INVESTMENT. 2) THE APPELLANT CRAVE, LEAVE OR RESERVES THE RIGHT S TO AMEND, ALTER ADD OR FOREGO ANY GROUND(S) OF APPEAL AT ANY TIME B EFORE OR DURING THE HEARING OF THIS APPEAL. 2 ITA NO. 353/JP/2018 SHRI SATISH CHAND KATTA, JAIPUR. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, THE LD. AR OF THE ASSESS EE HAS RAISED AN OBJECTION OF MAINTAINABILITY OF THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE DUE TO THE TAX EFFECT NOT EXCEEDING RS. 20 LACS AS PER THE CBDT CIRCLE NO. 3 OF 2018 DATED 11 TH JULY, 2018. THE LD. A/R SUBMITTED THAT IN THE FACTS OF THE PRESENT CASE, TA X EFFECT IN REVENUES APPEAL IS BELOW THE PRESCRIBED LIMIT OF RS 20 LACS. 2.1. THE LD. D/R HAS FAIRLY SUBMITTED THAT THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THE REVENUES APPEAL IS LESS THAN 20 LACS WHICH IS PRESCRIBED THR ESHOLD LIMIT IN TERMS OF THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11 TH JULY, 2018 ISSUED IN SUPERSESSION OF ITS EARLIER C IRCULAR NO. 21 OF 2015 DATED 10.12.2015. 3. WE HAVE HEARD THE RIVAL CONTENTIONS AND PERUSED THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD. IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE DEMAND/ TAX EFFECT IN THE REVENUES APPEAL IN QUESTION IS BELOW RS. 20.00 LACS . UNDER THE POWERS VESTED BY SECTION. 268A(1) OF THE I T ACT, CBDT HAS RECENTLY ISSUED CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11 TH JULY, 2018 (F NO. 279/MISC. 142/2007-ITJ(PT) INSTRUCTING THE AUTHORITIES BELOW THAT DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL SHOULD NOT BE FILED BEFORE ITAT WHERE THE DEMAND/TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED RS. 20 LACS. THE CIRCULAR IS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED TO BE APPLICABLE FOR ALL PENDING APPEALS. 4. SUBJECT TO SOME EXCEPTIONS, IT IS FURTHER DIREC TED BY CBDT THAT ALL THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS PENDING BEFORE ITAT WHERE THE DEMAND/TAX EFFECT IS NOT EXCEEDING THAN 20 LACS SHOULD BE EITHER WITHDRAWN O R NOT PRESSED BY THE DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES. 5. THE PRESENT APPEAL IS NOT COVERED BY ANY EXCEPT IONS MENTIONED IN THE SAID CBDT CIRCULAR. SINCE THE TAX DEMAND IN DISPUTE IN THIS DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS BELOW 3 ITA NO. 353/JP/2018 SHRI SATISH CHAND KATTA, JAIPUR. THE LIMIT SET OUT BY CBDT FOR THE APPEAL, THE APPEA L OF THE ASSESSEE IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN VIEW OF CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2018 DATED 11.07.2018. ACCORDINGLY THE APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMISSED AS NOT PR ESSED/WITHDRAWN. 3.0 IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DIS MISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 04/09 /2018. SD/- SD/- ( FOE FLAG ;KNO ) ( FOT; IKY JKWO (VIKRAM SINGH YADAV ) (VIJAY PAL RAO) YS[KK LNL;@ ACCOUNTANT MEMBER U;KF;D LNL;@ JUDICIAL MEMBER JAIPUR DATED:- 04/09/2018. DAS/ VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSF'KR@ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. THE APPELLANT- THE DCIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE-3, JAIPU R. 2. THE RESPONDENT SHRI SATISH CHAND KATTA, JAIPUR . 3. THE CIT(A). 4. THE CIT, 5. THE DR, ITAT, JAIPUR 6. GUARD FILE (ITA NO. 353/JP/2018) VKNS'KKUQLKJ@ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ@ ASSISTANT. REGISTRAR