VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCHES, JAIPUR JH FOT; IKY JKO] U;KF;D LNL; ,O JH HKKXPUN] YS[KK LNL; LNL; DS LE{K BEFORE: SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JM & SHRI BHAGCHAND, AM VK;DJ VIHY LA-@ ITA NO. 660/JP/2018 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z@ ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2007-08 THE ITO WARD-1(2) KOTA CUKE VS. SHRI SAURABH CHARAN PROP. ADVANCE CARE REMEDIES 4-J-39, VIGYAN NAGAR, KOTA LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO .: ABEPC 8531 B VIHYKFKHZ@ APPELLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS@ REVENUE BY:SHRI P.P. MEENA, JCIT - DR FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ LS@ ASSESSEE BY: NONE LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF HEARING : 20/07/2018 ?KKS'K .KK DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 24/07/2018 VKNS'K@ ORDER PER BHAGCHAND, AM THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE EMANATES FROM THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A), KOTA DATED 09-02-2018 FOR THE ASSESSM ENT YEAR 2007-08 RAISING THEREIN FOLLOWING GROUND OF APPEAL. ON THE FACTS AND IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE THE LD. CIT(A) HAS ERRED IN DELETING THE ADDITION OF RS. 41,44,688/- MADE U/S 68. ITA NO.660/JP/2018 THE ITO, WARD- 1(2) , KOTA VS SHRI SAURABH CHARAN , KOTA 2 2. WE HAVE HEARD THE LD. DR AND PERUSED THE MATERI ALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD. IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE DEMAND/ TAX EFFECT IN THE REVENUES APPEAL IN QUESTION IS BELOW RS. 20.00 LACS . UNDER THE POWERS VESTED BY SECTION. 268A(1) OF THE I T ACT, CBDT HAS RECENTLY ISSUED CI RCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11 TH JULY, 2018 (F NO. 279/MISC. 142/2007- ITJ(PT) INSTRUCTING THE AUTHORITIES BELOW THAT DEPA RTMENTAL APPEAL SHOULD NOT BE FILED BEFORE ITAT WHERE THE DE MAND/TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED RS. 20 LACS. THE CIRCULAR IS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED TO BE APPLICABLE FOR ALL PENDING APPEALS. 3. SUBJECT TO SOME EXCEPTIONS, IT IS FURTHER DIREC TED BY CBDT THAT ALL THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS PENDING BEFORE ITAT WHERE THE DEMAND/TAX EFFECT IS NOT EXCEEDING THAN 20 LACS SHOULD BE EITH ER WITHDRAWN OR NOT PRESSED BY THE DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES. 4. THE PRESENT APPEAL IS NOT COVERED BY ANY EXCEPT IONS MENTIONED IN THE SAID CBDT CIRCULAR. SINCE THE TAX DEMAND IN DI SPUTE IN THIS DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS BELOW THE LIMIT SET OUT BY C BDT FOR THE APPEAL, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN V IEW OF CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2018 DATED 11.07.2018. ACCORDINGLY THE APP EAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSED/WITHDRAWN. ITA NO.660/JP/2018 THE ITO, WARD- 1(2) , KOTA VS SHRI SAURABH CHARAN , KOTA 3 5.0 IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS D ISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 24-07-201 8. SD/- SD/- FOT; IKY JKO HKKXPUN (VIJAY PAL RAO) ( BHAGCHAND) U;KF;D LNL; / JUDICIAL MEMBER YS[KK LNL;@ ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TK;IQJ@ JAIPUR FNUKAD@ DATED:- 24 /07/ 2018 *MISHRA VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSF'KR@ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. VIHYKFKHZ@ THE APPELLANT- THE ITO , WARD- 1(2), KOTA 2. IZR;FKHZ@ THE RESPONDENT- SHRI SAURABH CHARAN, KOTA 3. VK;DJ VK;QDRVIHY@ CIT(A). 4. VK;DJ VK;QDR@ CIT, 5. FOHKKXH; IZFRFUF/K] VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ@ DR, ITAT, JAIPUR 6. XKMZ QKBZY@ GUARD FILE (ITA NO.660 /JP/2018) VKNS'KKUQLKJ@ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ@ ASSISTANT. REGISTRAR