DCIT, New Delhi V. M/s. SQL Star International Ltd., New Delhi

ITA 3787/DEL/2013

• Counselvise Citation: [2018] 126 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 4157 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 4 year(s) 6 month(s) 27 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 10-01-2018
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: G
• Next Hearing Date: 07-06-2017
• Assessment Year: 2004-2005
• Appeal Filed On: 13-06-2013
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Tax effect
• Section: 12A

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH G , NEW DELHI BEFORE SH. N. K. SAINI, AM AND SH. BHAVNESH SAINI , JM ITA NO. 3787/DEL/2013 : ASSTT. YEAR : 2004 - 05 DCIT, CIRCLE - 9(1), NEW DELHI VS M/S SQL STAR INTERNATIONAL LTD., 201, PLOT NO. C - 4, 5 & 6, AGGARWAL CYBER PLAZA, NETAJI SUBHASH PLACE, PITAM PURA, NEW DELHI (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) PAN NO. A A ACS0372C ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SH. N. K. BANSAL, SR. DR DATE OF HEARING : 10.01 .201 8 DATE OF PRONOUNCE MENT : 10.01 .201 8 ORDER PER N. K. SAINI, AM : THIS IS AN APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 28.03.2013 OF LD. CIT(A ) - XII , NEW DELHI . 2. DURING THE COURSE OF HEARING, THE LD. D.R., ALTHOUGH SUPPORTED THE ORDER OF THE ASSESSING OFFICER, BUT COULD NOT CONTROVERT T H IS FACT THAT TAX EFFECT IN THIS APPEAL IS LESS THAN RS.10,00,000/ - . 3. AFTER CONSIDERING THE SUBMISSIONS OF THE LD. D.R. AND THE MATERIAL ON RECORD, IT IS NOTICED THAT SECTION 268A HAS BEEN INSERTED BY THE FINANCE ACT, 2008 WITH RETROSPECTIVE ITA NO . 3787 /DE L/2013 SQL STAR INTERNATIONAL LTD. 2 EFFECT FROM 01/04/99. THE SAID SECTION 268 OF THE ACT PROVIDES THAT THE BOARD MAY ISSUE INSTRUCTION OR DIRECTIONS TO THE OTHER INCOME - TAX AUT HORITIES FIXING MONETARY LIMITS FOR NOT FILING THE APPEALS BEFORE THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL OR THE COURTS, SAID INSTRUCTIONS/DIRECTIONS ARE BINDING ON THE INCOME TAX AUTHORITIES. 4. IT IS NOTICED THAT THE CBDT HAS ISSUED CIRCULAR NO.21 OF 2015 DATED 10.12.20 15, VIDE WHICH IT HAS REVISED THE MONETARY LIMIT TO RS.10,00,000/ - FOR NOT FILING THE APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE SAID CIRCULAR READS AS UNDER: .. ... 3. HENCEFORTH, APPEALS/ SLPS SHALL NOT BE FILED IN CASES W HERE THE TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MONETARY LIMITS GIVEN HEREUNDER: S. NO APPEALS IN INCOME - TAX MATTER MONETARY LIMIT (IN RS) 1 BEFORE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL 10,00,000/ - 2 BEFORE HIGH COURT 20,00,000/ - 3 BEFORE SUPREME COURT 25,00,000/ - IT IS CLARIF IED THAT AN APPEAL SHOULD NOT BE FILED MERELY BECAUSE THE TAX EFFECT IN A CASE EXCEEDS THE MONETARY LIMITS PRESCRIBED ABOVE. FILING OF APPEAL IN SUCH CASES IS TO BE DECIDED ON MERITS OF THE CASE. ITA NO . 3787 /DE L/2013 SQL STAR INTERNATIONAL LTD. 3 9. THE MONETARY LIMITS SPECIFIED IN PARA 3 ABOVE SHALL NOT APPLY TO WRIT MATTERS AND DIRECT TAX MATTERS OTHER THAN INCOME TAX. FILING OF APPEALS IN OTHER DIRECT TAX MATTERS SHALL CONTINUE TO BE GOVERNED BY RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF STATUTE & RULES. FURTHER, FILING OF APPEAL IN CASES OF INCOME T AX, WHERE THE TAX EFFECT IS NOT QUANTIFIABLE OR NOT INVOLVED, SUCH AS THE CASE OF REGISTRATION OF TRUSTS OR INSTITUTIONS UNDER SECTION 12A OF THE IT ACT, 1961, SHALL NOT BE GOVERNED BY THE LIMITS SPECIFIED IN PARA 3 ABOVE AND DECISION TO FILE APPEAL IN SU CH CASES MAY BE TAKEN ON MERITS OF A PARTICULAR CASE. 10. THIS INSTRUCTION WILL APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING APPEALS AND APPEALS TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH IN HIGH COURTS/ TRIBUNALS. PENDING APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMITS IN PARA 3 ABOVE MAY BE WI THDRAWN/ NOT PRESSED. APPEALS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS SUBJECT, OPERATIVE AT THE TIME WHEN SUCH APPEAL WAS FILED. 5. FROM CLAUSE 10 OF THE ABOVE SAID CIRCULAR IT IS CLEAR THAT THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE APPLICABL E TO THE PENDING APPEALS ALSO AND AS PER CLAUSE 3, THERE IS CLEAR CUT INSTRUCTION TO THE DEPARTMENT TO WITHDRAW OR NOT TO PRESS THE APPEALS FILED BEFORE THE ITAT WHEREIN TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN RS.10,00,000/ - . THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE OPERATIVE RETROSPECTIVE LY TO THE PENDING APPEALS. ITA NO . 3787 /DE L/2013 SQL STAR INTERNATIONAL LTD. 4 6. KEEPING IN VIEW THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO.21 OF 2015 DATED 10.12.2015 AND ALSO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 268A OF INCOME TAX ACT, 1961, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT THE REVENUE SHOULD NOT HAVE FILED THE INSTANT APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNA L. 7. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WITHOUT GOING INTO MERITS OF THE CASE, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMISSED. 8 . IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMISSED. ( ORDER PRON OUNCED IN THE COURT ON 10/01 / 2018 ) SD/ - SD/ - ( BHAVNESH SAINI ) (N. K. SAINI) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 10/01/2018 *SUBODH* COPY FORWARDED TO: 1 . APPELLANT 2 . RESPONDENT 3 . CIT 4 . CIT(APPEALS) 5 . DR: ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR