VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCHES, JAIPUR JH VH-VKJ-EHUK] YS[KK LNL; ,OA JH YFYR DQEKJ] U;KF; D LNL; DS LE{K BEFORE: SHRI T.R.MEENA, AM & SHRI LALIET KUMAR, JM VK;DJ VIHY LA -@ ITA NO. 417/JP/2013 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z @ ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2005-06. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 2(3), JAIPUR. CUKE VS. M/S JAIPUR CLUB LTD., JACOB ROAD, CIVIL LINES, JAIPUR. LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO. AAAAJ 1464 C VIHYKFKHZ@ APPELLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS@ REVENUE BY : SHRI O.P. BHATEJA (ADDL.CIT) FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ LS@ ASSESSEE BY : SHRI N.S. VYAS (CA) LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF HEARING : 17/11/2015. MN?KKS'K .KK DH RKJH[K @ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 16/12/2015. VKNS'K@ ORDER PER T.R. MEENA, A.M. THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A)-I, JAIPUR DATED 03/01/2013 FOR THE ASSESS MENT YEAR 2005-06 WHEREIN THE REVENUE RAISED FOLLOWING GROUND:- WHETHER ON THE FACTS AND IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF T HE CASE AND IN LAW THE LD CIT(A) WAS JUSTIFIED IN DECIDING THA T THE ITA NO.417/JP/2013 ITO VS. M/S JAIPUR CLUB LTD. 2 PRINCIPLE OF MUTUALITY EXTENDS TO A SITUATIONS WHER E THE CONTRIBUTORS AND PARTICIPATORS TO A MUTUALITY ARE N OT ITS MEMBERS. 2. WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE PARTIES AND PERUSED THE M ATERIAL AVAILABLE ON THE RECORD. IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE DE MAND/ TAX EFFECT IN THE REVENUE IN QUESTION IS TO THE TUNE OF RS. 6,71, 861/-. UNDER THE POWERS VESTED BY SEC. 268A(1) OF THE I T ACT, CBDT HA S RECENTLY ISSUED CIRCULARNO.21 OF 2015 DATED 10.12.2015(F NO. 279/MISC. 142/2007-ITJ(PT) INSTRUCTING THE AUTHORIT IES BELOW DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL SHOULD NOT BE FILED BEFORE ITAT WHERE THE DEMAND/TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED LESS THAN RS. 10 LACS. THE CIRCULAR IS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED TO BE APPLICABLE FOR ALL PENDING APPEALS. 3. SUBJECT TO SOME EXCEPTIONS, IT IS FURTHER DIREC TED BY CBDT THAT ALL THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS PENDING BEFORE ITAT WHE RE THE DEMAND/TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN 10 LACS SHOULD BE EI THER WITHDRAWN OR NOT PRESSED BY THE DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES. 4. THE PRESENT APPEAL IS NOT COVERED BY ANY EXCEPTIO NS MENTIONED IN THE SAID CBDT CIRCULAR. SINCE THE TAX DEMAND IN D ISPUTE IN THIS ITA NO.417/JP/2013 ITO VS. M/S JAIPUR CLUB LTD. 3 DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS BELOW THE LIMIT SET OUT BY CB DT FOR THE APPEAL THE SAME IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN VIEW OF FORE GOINGS. ACCORDINGLY THE APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSE D/WITHDRAWN. 5. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF REVENUE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 16/12/2015. SD/- SD/- YFYR DQEKJ VH-VKJ-EHUK (LALIET KUMAR) (T.R. MEENA) U;KF;D LNL;@ JUDICIAL MEMBER YS[KK LNL;@ ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TK;IQJ@ JAIPUR FNUKAD@ DATED:- 16 TH DECEMBER, 2015 RANJAN* VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSFKR @ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. VIHYKFKHZ @ THE APPELLANT- THE ITO, WARD 2(3), JAIPUR. 2. IZR;FKHZ @ THE RESPONDENT- M/S JAIPUR CLUB LTD., JAIPUR. 3. VK;DJ VK;QDR @ CIT 4. VK;DJ VK;QDRVIHY @ THE CIT(A) 5. FOHKKXH; IZFRFUF/K] VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ @ DR, ITAT, JAIPUR 6. XKMZ QKBZY @ GUARD FILE (ITA NO. 417/JP/2013) VKNS'KKUQLKJ @ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ @ ASST. REGISTRAR