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. 408/JP/2018 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z @ ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2010-11. DCIT, CIRCLE-2, JAIPUR CUKE VS. M/S MAN PRAKASH TALKIES PVT. LTD., UPPER GROUND FLOOR, A-8, GOLCHA TRADE CENTRE, M.I. ROAD, JAIPUR LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO. AABCM6231F VIHYKFKHZ@ APPELLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT IZR;K{KSI.K @ C.O. NO. 13/JP/2018 (ARISING OUT OF VK;DJ VIHY LA-@ ITA NO. 408/JP/2018) FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z @ ASSESSMENT YEAR 2010-11 M/S MAN PRAKASH TALKIES PVT. LTD., UPPER GROUND FLOOR, A-8, GOLCHA TRADE CENTRE, M.I. ROAD, JAIPUR CUKE VS. DCIT, CIRCLE-2, JAIPUR LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO.: AABCM6231F IZR;K{KSID@ OBJECTOR IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS@ REVENUE BY : SHRI VARINDAR MEHTA (CIT) FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ LS@ ASSESSEE BY : SHRI H. M. SINGHVI (CA) LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF HEARING : 20.08.2019 ?KKS'K .KK DH RKJH[K @ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 02.09.2019 VKNS'K@ ORDER PER: VIKRAM SINGH YADAV, A.M. THIS APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 25.01.2018 OF LD. CIT (A)-1, JAIPUR FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 20 10-11. FURTHER, THE ASSESSEE HAS FILED CROSS OBJECTION SUPPORTING THE ORDER OF THE L D. CIT(A). AS PER THE GROUNDS OF ITA NO. 408-JP-2018 & CO NO. 13 -JP-2018 DCIT , JAIPUR VS. M/S MAN PRAKASH TALKIES PVT. LTD., JAI PUR 2 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 RS. 43,30,580/-. 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. 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. ITA NO. 408-JP-2018 & CO NO. 13 -JP-2018 DCIT , JAIPUR VS. M/S MAN PRAKASH TALKIES PVT. LTD., JAI PUR 3 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/-. 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, BOTH THE APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT AND CROSS OBJECTION BY THE ASSESSEE, BEING INFRUCTIOUS, ARE DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 02/09/2019. 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:- 02/09/2019. GANESH KR. VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSFKR@ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. VIHYKFKHZ@ THE APPELLANT- DCIT, CIRCLE-2, JAIPUR 2. IZR;FKHZ@ THE RESPONDENT- M/S MAN PRAKASH TALKIES PVT. LTD., JAIPUR 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. 408/JP/2018 & CO. NO. 13/JP/201 8} VKNS'KKUQLKJ@ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ@ ASST. REGISTRAR ITA NO. 408-JP-2018 & CO NO. 13 -JP-2018 DCIT , JAIPUR VS. M/S MAN PRAKASH TALKIES PVT. LTD., JAI PUR 4