DCIT, New Delhi V. M/s Stalwart Properties Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

ITA 6227/DEL/2015

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 116 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 4902 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 8 month(s) 20 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 14-08-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: G
• Assessment Year: 2008-2009
• Appeal Filed On: 24-11-2015
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: S S RANA
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI G BENCH, NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI A.D. JAIN , VICE PRESIDENT, AND SHRI N.K. BILLAIYA , ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 6227 / DEL /201 5 [A.Y 20 0 8 - 0 9 ] & ITA NO. 6228 /DEL/201 5 [A.Y 20 09 - 10 ] THE DY. C. I.T . VS. M/S STALWART PROPERTIES PVT LTD CENTRAL CIRCLE 18 301, BAKSHI HOUSE, 40 - 41 NEW DELHI NEHRU PLACE, N EW DELHI PAN NO: AAICS 7039 J [APPELLANT] [RESPONDENT] DATE OF HEARING : 13 . 0 8 .201 9 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 1 4 . 0 8 .201 9 ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI S.S. RANA, CIT - DR ORDER PER N.K. BILLAIYA , ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: TH ESE TWO APPEAL S BY THE REVENUE ARE PREFERRED AGAINST TWO SEPARATE ORDER S OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX [APPEALS] - 2 7 , NEW DELHI DATED 29 .0 9 .201 5 PERTAINING TO ASSESSMENT YEAR S 2008 - 09 2 AND 20 09 - 10 . BOTH THESE APPEALS ARE BEING DISPOSED OFF BY THIS COMMON ORDER FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE AND BREVITY. 2 . IN ITA NO. 6227/DEL/2015, THE REVENUE IS AGGRIEVED BY THE DELETION OF ADDITION OF RS. 1,49,26,110/ - AND IN ITA NO. 6228/DEL/20 15, THE REVENUE IS AGGRIEVED BY THE DELETION OF ADDITION OF RS. 35 LAKHS. 3. A PERUSAL OF THE GRIEVANCE OF THE REVENUE SHOWS THAT THE TAX EFFECT WOULD BE LESS THAN RS. 50 LAKHS AND HENCE BOTH THE APPEALS HAVE TO BE DISMISSED IN THE LIGHT OF THE CBDT CIRCU LAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019. 4. THE LD. DR VEHEMENTLY STATED THAT THIS CIRCULAR IN NOT APPLICABLE TO THE EXISTING APPEALS AS IT IS PROSPECTIVE IN NATURE. 5. IN OUR CONSIDERED OPINION, THE LANGUAGE OF THE CIRCULAR 17/2019 DATED 08.08.2019 CLEARLY SHOWS THAT IT HAS REFERRED TO THE EARLIER CIRCULAR 3/2018 AND ITS AMENDMENT DATED 20.08.2018 VIDE WHICH MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING OF INCOME TAX APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE ITAT, HON'BLE HIGH COURT, SLP/AND APPEALS BEFORE THE 3 HON'BLE SUPREM E COURT HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED. IT WOULD BE PERTINENT TO REFER TO THE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 WHICH READS AS UNDER: CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 NEW DELHI. 8TH AUGUST 2019 SUBJECT: - FURTHER ENHANCEMENT OF MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING OF APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, HIGH COURTS AND SLPS/APPEALS BEFORE SUPREME COURT - AMENDMENT TO CIRCULAR 3 OF 2018 - MEASURES FOR REDUCING LITIGATION. - REFER ENCE IS INVITED TO THE CIRCULAR NO.3 OF2018 DATED 11.07.2018 (THE CIRCULAR) OF CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES (THE BOARD) AND ITS AMENDMENT DATED 20TH AUGUST. 2018 VIDE WHICH MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING OF INCOME TAX APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE INCOME T AX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL. HIGH COURTS AND SLPS/APPEALS B EFORE SUPREME COURT HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED. REPRESENTATION HAS ALSO BEEN RECEIVED THAT AN ANOMALY IN THE SAID CIRCULAR AT PARA 5 MAY BE REMOVED. 2. AS A STEP TOWARDS FURTHER MANAGEMENT OF LITIGATION. IT H AS BEEN DECIDED BY THE BOARD THAT MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING OF APPEALS IN INCOME - TAX CASES BE ENHANCED FURTHER THROUGH 4 AMENDMENT IN PARA 3 OF THE CIRCULAR MENTIONED ABOVE AND ACCORDINGLY, THE TABLE FOR MONETARY LIMITS SPECIFIED IN PARA 3 OF THE CIRCULAR S HALL READ AS FOLLOWS: S.NO. APPEALS / SLPS IN I T 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. 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 - A - VIS WHERE COMPOSITE ORDER FOR MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEARS IS PASSED. PARA 5 OF THE CIR CULAR 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, IN THE CASE OF AN ASSESSEE, THE DISPUTED ISSUES ARISE IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, APPEA L 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 5 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 F ILED 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/ JUDGEMENT INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSEE. EACH ASSESSEE SHALL BE DEALT WITH SEPARATELY.' 4. THE SAID MODIFICATIONS SHALL COME INTO EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THIS CIRCULAR. 5. THE SAME MAY BE BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF ALL CONCERNED. 6. THIS ISSUES UNDER SECTION 268A OF THE INCOME - TAX ACT, 1961. 7. HINDI VERSION WILL FOLLOW. 6. AS MENTIO NED ELSEWHERE BY CIRCULAR 17/2019, THE CBDT HAS FURTHER ENHANCED THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING OF APPEALS AND THE SAME IS AMENDMENT TO CIRCULAR 3/2018. WE FIND THAT CLAUSE 13 OF CIRCULAR 3/2018 READS AS UNDER: 6 THE CIRCULAR WILL APPLY TO SLPS/APPEALS/CRO SS OBJECTIONS /REFERENCES TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH IN HON'BLE SUPREME COURT/TRIBUNAL AND IT SHALL ALSO APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING SLPS/APPEALS/CROSS OBJECTIONS/REFERENCES. PENDING APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMITS IN PARA 3 ABOVE MAY BE WITHDRAWN /NOT PRESSED. 7. IN LIGHT OF THE ABOVE, WE ARE OF THE CONSIDERED OPINION THAT CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 SHALL ALSO APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING APPEALS. IN THAT VIEW OF THE MATTER, THE APPEALS FILED BY THE REVENUE STAND DISMISSED. 8 . IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL S FIL ED BY THE REVENUE IN ITA NO S . 6227 & 6228 /DEL/201 5 6 STAND DISMISSED. THE ORDER IS PRON OUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 1 4 . 08 .201 9 . S D / - S D / - [ A.D. JAIN ] [ N.K. BILLAIYA ] VICE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 1 4 T H AUGUST , 201 9 VL/ 7 COPY FORWARDED TO: 1 . APPELLANT 2 . RESPONDENT 3 . CIT 4 . CIT(A) 5 . DR ASST. REGISTRAR ITAT, NEW DELHI DATE OF DICTATION DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE OTHER MEMBER DATE ON WHICH THE APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.PS/PS DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER FOR PRONOUNCEMENT DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER COMES BACK TO THE SR.PS/PS DATE ON WHICH THE FINAL ORDER IS UPLOADED ON THE WEBSITE OF ITAT DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE BENCH CLERK DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK THE DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR FOR SIGNATURE ON THE ORDER DATE OF DISPATCH OF THE ORDER