, , , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCHES, MUMBAI , . , , BEFORE SHRI JOGINDER SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER, AND SHRI D. KARUNAKAR RAO, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.5345/MUM/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2011-12 ACIT-CC-8(4), 6 TH FLOOR, ROOM NO.658, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, M.K. ROAD, MUMBAI-400020 / VS. M/S DBM GEOTECHNICS & CONSTRUCTION PVT. LTD. B-301, 3 RD FLOOR, CENTUAR HOUSE, SHANTI NAGAR, VAKOLA, NEAR GRAND HYATT HOTEL, SANTACRUZ (WEST), MUMBAI-400055 ( / REVENUE) ( !'#$% /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO. AAACD2593G ITA NO.3091/MUM/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2005-06 ACIT-CC-8(2), (ERSTWHILE ACIT-CC-45) 6 TH FLOOR, ROOM NO.658, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, M.K. ROAD, MUMBAI-400020 / VS. MS. KATRINA ROSEMARY TURCOTTE, 34, 7 TH FLOOR, GULDEV SAGAR CHS, WATERFILED ROAD, BANDRA (WEST), MUMBAI-400050 ( / REVENUE) ( !'#$% /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO. ADEPT7813P 2 ITA NO.5269/MUM/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2007-08 DCIT, CC-4(2), R. NO.411, 4 TH FLOOR, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, M.K. ROAD, MUMBAI-400020 / VS. SHRI ASHWIN KUMAR N SHETH, PLOT NO.7, HATKESH CHS, OPP JALARAM HALL, JUHU SCHEME, VILLE PARLE (W), MUMBAI-400056 ( / REVENUE) ( ! '#$% /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO. AAHPS2888R ITA NO.5223/MUM/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2007-08 DCIT-1(3)(2), R. NO.564, 5 TH FLOOR, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, M.K. ROAD, MUMBAI-400020) / VS. M/S VAMA CREATIONS (P), LTD. 262, 26 TH FLOOR, RUSHABH APARTMENT, PRARTHANA SAMAJ, DR. PAREKH STREET, MUMBAI-400004 ( / REVENUE) ( !'#$% /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO. AABCV8888K ITA NO.5270/MUM/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2007-08 DCIT, CC-4(2), R. NO.411, 4 TH FLOOR, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, M.K. ROAD, MUMBAI-400020 / VS. SHRI VALLABH N SHETH, 11, VORA PALACE, M.G. ROAD, NEXT TO DENA BANK, KANDEVALI (W), MUMBAI-400051 ( / REVENUE) ( !'#$% /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO. AAOPS8191C 3 ITA NO.3752/MUM/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2008-09 DCIT-30(2), ROOM NO.601, C-13, 6 TH FLOOR, BKC, BANDRA (EAST), MUMBAI-400051 / VS. SMT. MEERA M. NARVEKAR, B-401, JAGMAGIA CENTRE CHS LTD. NEW LIBERTY GARDEN, NAHAR NAGAR, MALAD (W), MUMBAI-400064 ( / REVENUE) ( !'#$% /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO. ACAPN3673N ITA NO.4579/MUM/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2009-10 ITO-20(3)(5), 205, PIRAMAL CHAMBERS, LALBAUG, MUMBAI-400012 / VS. SHRI ZAHID ABBAS MANKAD, PROP. OF M/S FAMOUT STEEL SALES, 5/7, RETI BANDAR, NEXT TO DR. A A KHAN CLINIC, DARUKHANA, MUMBAI-400010 ( / REVENUE) ( !'# $% /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO. AADPA9560A ITA NO.6981/MUM/2014 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2009-10 INCOME TAX OFFICER- 25(3)(1), ROOM NO.307, 3 RD FLOOR, BLDG. NO. C-11, PRATYAKSHAKAR BHAVAN, BANDRA KURLA COMPLEX, BANDRA (EAST), MUMBAI-400051 / VS. SHRI MAHISH DHIRAJLAL VORA, 91/92, 9 TH FLOOR, OM TOWER, S.V. ROAD, KANDIVALI (WEST), MUMBAI-400067 ( / REVENUE) ( !'#$% /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO. AABPV8203F 4 ITA NO.3826/MUM/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2005-06 ITO-28(2)(5), 3 RD FLOOR, TOWER NO.6, R. NO.320, VASHI RLY. STATION COMPLEX, VASHI, NAVI MUMBAI-400703 / VS. SHRI RANAJAGITSINHA PATIL HUF 101, SAGAR RATAN INDUSTRIAL PREMISES LTD. PLOT NO. D-265, MIDC, TTC INDUSTRIAL AREA, TURBHE, NAVI MUMBAI-400705 ( / REVENUE) ( !'#$% /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO. AADHR0222E & !' ( %) / DATE OF HEARING : 29/12/2015 ( %) / DATE OF ORDER: 29/12/2015 / O R D E R PER BENCH THIS BUNCH OF NINE APPEALS IS BY THE REVENUE IN THE CASES OF DIFFERENT ASSESSEES CHALLENGING THE IMPUGN ED RESPECTIVE ORDER OF DIFFERENT DATES, PASSED BY THE LD. FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY, MUMBAI. 2. AT THE OUTSET, IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR NOTICE THA T THE TAX EFFECT IN THE RESPECTIVE APPEAL IS BELOW PRESCR IBED MONETARY LIMIT. THIS FACTUAL MATRIX WAS CONSENTED T O BE CORRECT BY THE RESPECTIVE LD. DR. 2.1. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS AND PERUSED THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON RECORD. WE NOTE T HAT THE TAX ! / REVENUE BY SHRI SUJIT BANGAR-DR !'#$% ! / ASSESSEE BY NONE 5 EFFECT IN THE RESPECTIVE APPEAL IS BELOW THE PRESCR IBED MONETARY LIMIT OF RS.10 LAKH. 2.2. IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THE RESPECTIVE APPEAL IS BELOW PRESCRIBED MONETARY LIMI T, AS CONTAINED IN CBDT INSTRUCTION NO.3/2011 DATED 09/02 /2011, FURTHER INSTRUCTION NO.5/2014 (F NO.279/MISC./142/2 007- IT(PT) DATED 10/07/2014, THE CBDT REVISED THE MONET ARY LIMIT FOR FILING THE APPEAL BEFORE VARIOUS AUTHORITIES/CO URTS VIDE CBDT CIRCULAR NO.21 OF 2015, DATED 10/12/2015 (F NO.279/MISC./142/2007-IT(PT), WITH RETROSPECTIVE EF FECT AND ADVISED/DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT NOT TO FILE APPEAL IN THE CASES WHERE THE TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING MONETARY LIMIT.:- SL. NO. APPEALS IN INCOME TAX MATTERS MONETARY LIMIT (IN RS.) 1. BEFORE ITAT 10,00,000/ - 2. U/S 260 A BEFORE HONBLE HIGH COURT 20,00,000/ - 3. BEFORE HONBLE SUPREME COURT 25,00,000/ - AS PER THE AFORESAID INSTRUCTION/REVISED MONETARY L IMIT, THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT TO FILE APPEAL BEFORE THE TRI BUNAL, WHEREIN, THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN RS.10,00,000/- , CONSEQUENTLY, THESE APPEALS OF THE REVENUE ARE NOT MAINTAINABLE. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF UNCONTROVERTED CONTENTION OF THE LD. DR AND THE AFOREMENTIONED CIRCULAR OF CB DT, THE APPEALS OF THE REVENUE ARE DISMISSED AS NOT MAINTAI NABLE. 6 FINALLY, THE APPEALS OF THE REVENUE ARE DISMISSED A S NOT MAINTAINABLE. THIS ORDER WAS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LD. REPRESENTATIVE FROM BOTH SIDES AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING ON 29/12/2015. SD/- SD/- ( D. KARUNAKAR RAO ) (JOGINDER SINGH) '!# / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER $!# /JUDICIAL MEMBER & ' MUMBAI; +! DATED : 29/12/2015 F{X~{T? 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