VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCHES (SMC), JAIPUR JH JESK LH-'KEKZ] YS[KK LNL; DS LE{K BEFORE : SHRI RAMESH C.SHARMA, ACCOUNTA NT MEMBER VK;DJ VIHY LA-@ ITA NO. 363 & 364/JP/2019 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z@ ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2012-13 & 2013-14 THE ITO TDS-3 JAIPUR CUKE VS. SHRI KARAN NARENDRA AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY JOBNER LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO .: JPRS 14180 F VIHYKFKHZ@ APPELLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS@ REVENUE BY: SHRI MANMOHAN KANDPAL, ACIT(OSD)-DR FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ LS@ ASSESSEE BY : SHRI MUKESH KHANDELWAL, CA LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF HEARING : 31/10/2019 ?KKS'K .KK DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 31 /10/2019 VKNS'K@ ORDER PER RAMESH C. SHARMA, AM THESE APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT ARE DIRECTED AGAIN ST SEPARATE ORDERS DATED 12.12.2018 OF LD. CIT (A)-3, JAIPUR F OR THE ASSESSMENT YEARS 2012-13 AND 2013-14 , IN THE MATTER OF ORDER PASSED U/S 201(1) / 201(1A) OF THE I.T. ACT, 1961 RESPECTIVELY. AS PER THE GR OUNDS OF APPEAL, THE TAX EFFECT CALCULATED BY THE AO IN RESPECT OF THE RELIE F GRANTED BY THE LD. CIT (APPEALS) WHICH HAS BEEN CHALLENGED IN THE PRESENT APPEALS ARE LESS THAN RS. 50,00,000/-. ITA NO.363/JP/2019 ITO , TDS-3, JAIPUR VS SHRI KARAN NARENDR A AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY, JOBNER 2 2. RIVAL CONTENTIONS HAVE BEEN HEARD AND RECORDS PE RUSED. AT THE OUTSET OF THE HEARING, IT IS NOTED THAT THE TAX EFF ECT IN THE RESPECTIVE APPEALS ARE NOT EXCEEDING THE MONETARY LIMIT AS REV ISED BY THE CBDT VIDE CIRCULAR DATED 08.08.2019 FOR THE PURPOSE OF F ILING OF APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FROM RS. 20,00,000/- TO RS. 50,00,000/-. FOR READY REFERENC E, I REPRODUCE THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 17 OF 2019 DATED 08.08.2019 AS UN DER :- FURTHER ENHANCEMENT OF MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING O F APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, HI GH COURTS AND SLPS/APPEALS BEFORE SUPREME COURT - AMENDMENT TO CI RCULAR 3 OF 2018 - MEASURES FOR REDUCING LITIGATION. CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11TH JULY 2018 HAS BEEN R EPLACED BY CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 8TH AUGUST 2019 TO ENHANCE MONETARY L IMITS FOR FILING OF APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE INCOME TAX APPELLA TE TRIBUNAL, HIGH COURTS AND SLPS/APPEALS BEFORE SUPREME COURT FOR RE DUCING 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 IS SUES IN THE CASE OF EVERY ASSESSEE. IF, IN THE CASE OF AN ASSESSEE, THE DISPUTED ISSUES ARISE IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, APPEAL CAN BE FILED IN RESPECT OF SUCH ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH T HE TAX EFFECT IN RESPECT OF THE DISPUTED ISSUES EXCEEDS THE MONETARY LIMIT. NO APPEAL SHALL BE FILED IN RESPECT OF AN ASSESSMENT Y EAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN THE MONETARY LIMI T. FURTHER, EVEN IN THE CASE OF COMPOSITE ORDER OF ANY HIGH COURT OR APPELLATE AUTHORITY WHICH INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE AS SESSMENT YEAR AND COMMON ISSUES IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, NO APPEAL SHALL BE FILED IN RESPECT OF AN ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN THE MONETARY LIMIT. ITA NO.363/JP/2019 ITO , TDS-3, JAIPUR VS SHRI KARAN NARENDR A AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY, JOBNER 3 IN CASE WHERE A COMPOSITE ORDER/ JUDGEMENT INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSEE, EACH ASSESSEE SHALL BE DEALT WITH SEP ARATELY. ACCORDINGLY, THE APPEALS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE NOT MAINTAINABLE BEING MONETARY LIMIT LESS THAN/NOT EXCEEDING RS. 50,00,00 0/-. 3. THE DEPARTMENT IS AT LIBERTY TO FILE THE MISCELL ANEOUS APPLICATION IN CASE THE TAX EFFECT IN THE RESPECTIVE APPEAL IS FOUND TO BE MORE THEN RS. 50,00,000/- OR THE CASE FALLS IN ANY OF THE EXCEPTI ONS OF THE CIRCULAR. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEALS OF THE DEPARTMENT AR E DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 31/ 10/2 019. SD/- JESK LH 'KEKZ (RAMESH C. SHARMA) YS[KK LNL;@ ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TK;IQJ@ JAIPUR FNUKAD@ DATED:- 31 /10/ 2019 *MISHRA VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSFKR@ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. VIHYKFKHZ@ THE APPELLANT- ITO, TDS-3, JAIPUR 2. IZR;FKHZ@ THE RESPONDENT- SHRI KARAN NARENDRA AGRICULTURE UN IVERSITY, JOBNER 3. VK;DJ VK;QDRVIHY ) @ CIT(A), 4. VK;DJ VK;QDR@ CIT, 5. FOHKKXH; IZFRFUF/K] VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ@ DR, ITAT, JAIPUR 6. XKMZ QKBZY@ GUARD FILE (ITA NO.369/JP/2019) VKNS'KKUQLKJ@ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ@ ASSISTANT. REGISTRAR