DCIT, CIR-1, Durgapur, Durgapur V. Niranjan Mitra, Durgapur

ITA 554/KOL/2023

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The case involves an appeal by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-1, Durgapur against Niranjan Mitra, concerning the assessment year 2019-20. The appeal was directed against the order of the National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi. The primary legal issue was whether the appeal should proceed given that the tax effect involved was below the threshold of Rs. 50,00,000 as stipulated by the CBDT's circulars. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata, decided not to proceed with the appeal, citing the monetary limits set for filing appeals to manage litigation effectively.

• Counselvise Citation: [2023] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 132612 (ITAT-KOLKATA)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 month(s) 19 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 26-07-2023
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Next Hearing Date: 24-07-2023
• Assessment Year: 2019-2020
• Appeal Filed On: 06-06-2023
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act, 1961
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Assessee Lawyers: SWAGATO BANEREJEE
• Keywords: Tax effect; Tax effect
• Section: 250

Judgement Text

| आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण ᭠यायपीठ, कोलकाता | IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “B” BENCH, KOLKATA BEFORE SHRI SANJAY GARG, HON’BLE JUDICIAL MEMBER & DR. MANISH BORAD, HON’BLE ACCOUNTANT MEMBER I.T.A. No. 554/Kol/2023 Assessment Year: 2019-20 DCIT, Circle-1, Durgapur Vs Niranjan Mitra Room No. 106, 1 st Floor Aayakar Bhawan, City Centre Durgapur – 713216 [PAN: ACDPC6877A] अपीलाथᱮ/ (Appellant) ᮧ᭜ यथᱮ/ (Respondent) Assessee by : Shri Swagato Banerejee, C.A. Revenue by : Shri Kapil Mondal, Addl. CIT, D/R सुनवाई कᳱ तारीख/Date of Hearing : 25/07/2023 घोषणा कᳱ तारीख /Date of Pronouncement: 27/07/2023 आदेश/O R D E R PER DR. MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER : The present appeal is directed at the instance of the revenue against the order of the National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi, (hereinafter the “ld. CIT(A)”) dt. 23/09/2022, passed u/s 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (“the Act’), for Assessment Year 2019-20. 2. Admittedly the tax effect in this revenue’s appeal, is less than Rs.50,00,000/-. In Circular No. 17/2019, dt. 08/08/2019 vide F. No. 279/ Misc. 142/2007-ITJ(Pt.), the CBDT has modified Circular No. 3 of 2018 dt. 11/07/2018. Further, the CBDT in its circular F. No. 279/Misc./M-93/2018-ITJ, dt. 20/08/2019, has clarified that the revised monetary limits, so mentioned in Circular No. 17/2019 is applicable to all pending appeals. As per these circulars all the revenue appeals filed before the ITAT, having tax effect of less than Rs.50,00,000/- have to treated as withdrawn. It will be pertinent to reproduce the relevant portion of the said Circular as follows:- I.T.A. No. 554/Kol/2023 Assessment Year: 2019-20 Niranjan Mitra 2 “2 . As a step toward further management of litigation, it has been decided by the Board that monetary limits for filing of appeals in income-tax cases be enhanced further through amendment in Para 3 of the Circular mentioned above and accordingly, the table for monetary limits specified in Para 3 of the Circular shall read as follows: S.No. Appeals/SLPs in Income-tax matters Monetary Limit (Rs.) 1. Before Appellate Tribunal 50,00,000 2. Before High Court 1,00,00,000 3. Before Supreme Court 2,00,00,000 3. We find that intention behind the Circular No.17/2019 dated 08.08.2019 needs to be understood in the following perspective:- 3. Further, with a view to provide parity in filing of appeals in scenarios where separate order is passed by higher appellate authorities for each assessment year vis-à-vis where composite order for more than one assessment year is passed, para 5 of the circular is substituted by the following para: “5. The Assessing Officer shall calculate the tax effect separately for every assessment year in respect of the disputed issues in the case of every assessee. if, 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 the tax effect in respect of the disputed issues exceeds the monetary limit specified in para 3. No. appeal shall be filed in respect of an assessment year or years in which the tax effect is less than the monetary limit specified in para 3. 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 assessments 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 specified in para 3. In case where a composite order/judgment involves more than one assessee, each assessee shall be dealt with separately.” I.T.A. No. 554/Kol/2023 Assessment Year: 2019-20 Niranjan Mitra 3 4. The ld. D/R was required to state his position; he fairly stated that tax effect involved in appeal is less than the prescribed limit and he has not referred to any material which would show that the captioned appeal is protected by any of the exceptions provided in CBDT circular (supra). 5. In view of the above, without going into the merits of the issue/s raised, the instant lis is deemed to be withdrawn/not pressed as it’s filing is not in consonance with the CBDT circular dated 11/07/2018 (supra). Before parting we clarify that if on a later date, the Revenue finds that filing of the appeal is protected by the exceptions provided in the CBDT circular (supra), it shall be at liberty to approach the Tribunal for recall of the order and reinstitution of the appeal for adjudication on merits. The Tribunal shall consider such application, if any, as per the extant law. 6. Accordingly, applying the CBDT circular dated 11/07/2018 (supra), the captioned appeal of the Revenue is dismissed as withdrawn/ not pressed. 7. In the result, appeal of the revenue is dismissed. Order pronounced in the Court on 27 th July, 2023. Sd/- Sd/- (SANJAY GARG) (DR. MANISH BORAD) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER Kolkata, Dated 27/07/2023 *SC SrPs I.T.A. No. 554/Kol/2023 Assessment Year: 2019-20 Niranjan Mitra 4 आदेश कᳱ ᮧितिलिप अᮕेिषत/Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथᱮ / The Appellant 2. ᮧ᭜यथᱮ / The Respondent 3. संबंिधत आयकर आयुᲦ / Concerned Pr. CIT 4. आयकर आयुᲦ)अपील (/ The CIT(A)- 5. िवभागीय ᮧितिनिध ,आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, कोलकाता/DR,ITAT, Kolkata, 6. गाडᭅ फाईल /Guard file. आदेशानुसार/ BY ORDER, TRUE COPY Assistant Registrar आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण ITAT, Kolkata