DCIT, Central Circle-1, Noida V. Golf Link Hospitality P.Ltd, New Delhi

ITA 6415/DEL/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 104 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6813 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 2 month(s) 3 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 07-12-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Assessment Year: 2013-2014
• Appeal Filed On: 04-10-2018
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Tax effect; Tax effect; Set aside

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (DELHI BENCH ‘C’ : NEW DELHI) BEFORE SHRI ANIL CHATURVEDI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER and SHRI AMIT SHUKLA, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA No.6415/Del./2018 (ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2013-14) DCIT, Central Circle 1, vs. M/s. Golf Link Hospitality P. Ltd., Noida. F – 302, Aditya Commercial, Plot No.12, Preet Vihar Community Centre, Delhi. (PAN : AADCG5239R) (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : None REVENUE BY : Shri Sanjay Kumar, CIT DR Date of Hearing : 08.12.2021 Date of Order : 08.12.2021 O R D E R PER ANIL CHATURVEDI, AM : The Appellant, Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax, Central Circle 1, Noida (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Revenue’) by filing the present appeal sought to set aside the impugned order dated 27.07.2018 passed by the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals)-IV, Kanpur qua the assessment year 2013-14. 2. Perusal of the aforesaid appeal filed by the Revenue apparently show that the same is having low tax effect as per ITA No.6415/Del./2018 2 CBDT Circular No.17/2019 dated 8 th August, 2019 vide which the Revenue has been directed not to prefer any appeal in case the tax effect is less than Rs.50,00,000/- and this factual position has been fairly conceded by the Ld. D.R. 3. We have heard the ld. CIT DR on the issue in controversy and perused the material on record. Perusal of CBDT Circular (supra) shows that monetary limit for filing the appeal by the Department before the Tribunal, Hon'ble High Court and Hon'ble Supreme Court has been revised and the relevant portion of the aforesaid circular is extracted as under: “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. Reference is invited to the Circular No.3 of 2018 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 Tax Appellate Tribunal. High Courts and SLPs/appeals before 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 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 (in Rs) 1 Before Appellate Tribunal 50,00,000/- ITA No.6415/Del./2018 3 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 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, in 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 assessment 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." 4. In view of the CBDT Circular No.17/2019 dated 8 th August, 2019 having retrospective effect as coordinate Bench of the Tribunal in case of Dinesh Madhavlal Patel [TS-469-ITAT- 2019(Ahd)] 2019-TIOL-1556-ITAT-AHM dated 14 th August, 2019 has already decided the issue as to the applicability of the captioned circular to the pending appeals in affirmative and what has been discussed above, we are of the considered view that the aforesaid appeal is not maintainable because of low tax effect i.e. less than Rs.50,00,000/- hence, the aforesaid appeal filed by the ITA No.6415/Del./2018 4 Revenue is hereby dismissed having been become infructuous. However, in case, the present appeal is found to be maintainable at any stage for any technical reasons, the Department shall be at liberty to seek recall of this order under relevant provisions of law. Order pronounced in open court on this 8 th day of December, 2021 after the conclusion of the hearing. Sd/- sd/- (AMIT SHUKLA) (ANIL CHATURVEDI) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER Dated the 8 TH day of December, 2021 TS Copy forwarded to: 1.Appellant 2.Respondent 3.CIT 4.CIT(A)-IV, Kanpur. 5.CIT(ITAT), New Delhi. AR, ITAT NEW DELHI.