DCIT (Exemption), New Delhi V. M/s. Petrotech, New Delhi

ITA 644/DEL/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 116 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 1237 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 year(s) 7 month(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 03-09-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: F
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 03-02-2017
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: SULEKHA VERMA
• Keywords: Tax effect
• Section: 268A

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH: F , NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI H.S. SIDHU, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI O.P. KANT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO .644 /DEL/ 2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012 - 13 DCIT(EXEMPTION), CIRCLE - 2(1), NEW DELHI VS. M/S. PETROTECH, 601/604, TOLSTOY HOUSE, TOLSTOY MARG, CONNAUGHT PLACE, NEW DELHI PAN : AAAAP0965E (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY SMT. SULEKHA VERMA, CIT(DR) RESPONDENT BY NONE ORDER PER O.P. KANT, A.M.: THE PRESENT APPEAL BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST ORDER DATED 15.11.2016 , PASSED BY LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) - 40, DELHI, FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2012 - 13 . 2. AT THE OUTSET, THE LEARNED SR. DR BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT CBDT , VIDE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 08 TH AUGUST, 2019 , HAS DECIDED THAT THE R EVENUE WOULD NOT PREFER ANY APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL, IF THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN RS. 50 LAKHS. THEREFORE, HE PLEADED THAT THE APPEAL OF THE R EVENUE BE DECIDED AS PER THE INSTRUCTION OF THE CBDT. DATE OF HEARING 03.09.2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 03.09.2019 2 ITA NO . 644/DEL/2017 3. NOW , THERE IS A LATEST CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 17 /2019 DATED 08.08.2019, WHEREIN THE CBDT HAS FURTHER ENHANCED THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING OF APPEAL S BY T HE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FROM RS. 20 LAKHS TO RS. 50 LAKHS . THE SAID CIRCULAR ALSO MAKE S REFERENCE TO T HE EARLIER CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018, DATED 11.7.2018 AND , E SPECIALLY STATES THAT AS A STEP TOWARDS FURTHER MANAGEMENT OF LITIGAT ION, T HE BOARD HAS DECIDED TO ENHANCE THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING OF THE APPEALS. THIS CIRCULAR IS NOT IN SUPERSESSION OF THE EARLIER CIRCULAR BUT ONLY AMENDS THE MONETARY LIMITS AS WELL AS GIVES CLARIFICATION WITH REGARD TO PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE EARLIER CI RCULAR. THIS , INTER ALIA , MEANS THAT ALL THE OTHER CONDITIONS MENTIONED IN THE EARLIER CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2018 DATED 11.7.2018 WILL APPLY MUTATIS MUTANDIS INCLUDING THAT, IT WILL APPLY TO ALL THE PENDING APPEALS. FOR THE SAKE OF READY REFERENCE, RELEVANT PO RTION OF THE LATEST CIRCULAR, I.E., CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019, DATED 08.08.2019, IS REPRODUCED 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. - REFE RENCE 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 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 H AS 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 3 ITA NO . 644/DEL/2017 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 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. 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 ISSU ES 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 A SSESSMENT 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 MOR E 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/ JUDGEMENT INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSEE. EACH ASS ESSEE 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. 4. FURTHER, CBDT VIDE C IRCULAR DATED 20 TH AUGUS T, 2019 ( F. NO. 279/19 - 93/2018 - ITJ ) HAS CLARIFIED THAT IT WILL APPLY TO ALL PENDING APPEALS. THUS, IN VIEW OF THE AFORESAID CIRCULAR, THE APPEALS OF THE REVENUE ARE DISMISSED AS NON - MAINTAINABLE AS THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THE APPEALS IS BELOW RS. 50 LAKHS. HOWEVER, IT IS MADE 4 ITA NO . 644/DEL/2017 CLEAR THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS AT LIBERTY TO FILE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION FOR RECALLING OF THE ORDER, IF THE TAX EFFECT IS FOUND TO BE MORE THAN THE PRESCRIBED LIMIT OF RS.50,00,000/ - OR A NY OF THE CONDITIONS ETC., AS AVAILABLE IN THE AMENDMENT CARRIED OUT IN PARA 10 OF CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018, DATED 20.08.2018, IS MADE OUT. 6. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF REVENUE IS DISMISSED. ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 3 RD SEPTEMBER , 2019. SD / - SD/ - [ H.S. SIDHU ] [O.P. KANT] JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 3 RD SEPTEMBER , 2019. RK/ - [D.T.D.S] COPY FORWARDED TO: 1 . APPELLANT 2 . RESPONDENT 3 . CIT 4 . CIT(A) 5 . DR ASST. REGISTRAR, ITAT, NEW DELHI