VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCHE S,A JAIPUR JH FOT; IKY JKO] U;KF;D LNL; ,OA 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. 641/JP/2017 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z@ ASSESSMENT YEARS : 2011-12 THE DCIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE-3, JAIPUR. CUKE VS. SH. ASHOK CHANDAK, B-37-38, HANUMAN NAGAR, KHATIPURA, JAIPUR. LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO.: ABEPC 7594 A VIHYKFKHZ@ APPELLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS @ REVENUE BY : SHRI VARINDER MEHTA (CIT) FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ L S@ ASSESSEE BY : SMT. PRARNA SHARMA (C.A.) LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[ K@ DATE OF HEARING : 07/11/2019 MN?KKS'K.KK DH RKJH[ K@ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 07/11/2019 VKNS'K@ ORDER PER: VIKRAM SINGH YADAV, A.M. THIS APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT IS DIRECTED AGAINST T HE ORDER DATED 26.05.2017 OF LD. CIT(A)-4, JAIPUR FOR THE ASSESSME NT YEAR 2011-12. AS PER THE GROUNDS OF APPEAL, THE TAX EFFECT CALCULATE D BY THE AO IN RESPECT OF THE RELIEF GRANTED BY THE LD. CIT (APPEA LS) WHICH HAS BEEN CHALLENGED IN THE PRESENT APPEAL IS LESS THAN RS. 5 0,00,000/-. ITA NO. 641/JP/2017 DCIT VS.SH ASHOK CHANDAK 2 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 E XCEEDING THE MONETARY LIMIT AS REVISED BY THE CBDT VIDE CIRCULAR DATED 08 .08.2019 FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILING OF APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFOR E THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FROM RS. 20,00,000/- TO RS. 50,0 0,000/-. 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/APPEALS BEFORE SUPREME COURT - AMEN DMENT 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 ENHAN CE MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING OF APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFO RE 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 IS SUES IN THE ITA NO. 641/JP/2017 DCIT VS.SH ASHOK CHANDAK 3 CASE OF EVERY ASSESSEE. IF, IN THE CASE OF AN ASSES SEE, 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 EX CEEDS 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 AS SESSMENT YEAR AND COMMON ISSUES IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, NO APPEAL SHALL BE FILED IN RESPECT OF AN ASSESSMENT Y EAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN THE MONETARY LIMI T. IN CASE WHERE A COMPOSITE ORDER/ JUDGEMENT INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSEE, EACH ASSESSEE SHALL BE DEALT WITH SEP ARATELY. 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 B E MORE THEN RS. 50,00,000/- OR THE CASE FALLS IN ANY OF THE EXCEPTI ONS OF THE CIRCULAR. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMISS ED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 07/11/2019. 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:- 07/11/2019. ITA NO. 641/JP/2017 DCIT VS.SH ASHOK CHANDAK 4 * SANTOSH VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSFKR@ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. VIHYKFKHZ@ THE APPELLANT- DCIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE-3, JAIPUR. 2. IZR;FKHZ@ THE RESPONDENT- SH. ASHOK CHANDAK, 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. 641/JP/2017} VKNS'KKUQLKJ@ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ@ ASST. REGISTRAR