, , , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCHES C, MUMBAI , , , BEFORE SHRI JOGINDER SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER, AND SHRI ASHWANI TANEJA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.6790/MUM/2013 ASSESSMENT YEAR:2009-10 ITO-13(2)(4), R. NO.412, 4 TH FLOOR, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, M.K.ROAD, MUMBAI-400020 / VS. SHRI PARAS S. DEDHIA, 106, JOSHI CHAMBERS, AHMEDABAD ST. MASJID BUNDER, MUMBAI-400009 ( / REVENUE ) ( ! ' /ASSESSEE) PAN. NO . ADWPD1180H / REVENUE BY SHRI C.N. ANGOLKAR-DR ! ' / ASSESSEE BY MS. BHUMIKA VORA # $ % ' & / DATE OF HEARING : 12/04/2016 % ' & / DATE OF ORDER: 12/04/2016 ITA NO.6790/MUM/2013 SHRI PARAS DEDHIA 2 / O R D E R PER JOGINDER SINGH (JUDICIAL MEMBER) THE REVENUE IS AGGRIEVED BY THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATE D 23/08/2013 OF THE FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY, MUMBAI , ON THE GROUNDS STATED IN THE GROUNDS OF APPEAL. 2. DURING HEARING OF THIS APPEAL, AT THE OUTSET, M S. BHUMIKA VORA, LD. COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE CONTENDE D THAT IN THE PRESENT APPEAL, THE TOTAL TAX EFFECT IS BELOW P RESCRIBED MONETARY LIMIT OF RS.10 LAKH FOR FILING THE APPEAL BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL. THE LD. DR, SHRI C.N. ANGOLKAR, DID NOT C ONTROVERT THE FACTUAL MATRIX. 2.1. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS AND PERUSED THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON RECORD . IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, IT IS NOTED THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THE PRESE NT APPEAL IS BELOW PRESCRIBED LIMIT OF RS.10 LAKH FOR FILING THE APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. 2.2. IN VIEW OF THE FACT, THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THE PRESENT APPEAL IS BELOW PRESCRIBED MONETARY LIMIT, AS CONTA INED IN CBDT INSTRUCTION NO.21 OF 2015, DATED 10/12/2015 (F NO.279/MISC./142/2007-IT(PT), APPLICABLE WITH RETRO SPECTIVE EFFECT, WHEREIN, THE DEPARTMENT WAS ADVISED/DIRECTE D BY THE BOARD NOT TO FILE APPEAL IN THE CASES WHERE THE TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING MONETARY LIMIT.:- ITA NO.6790/MUM/2013 SHRI PARAS DEDHIA 3 SL. NO. APPEALS IN INCOME TAX MATTERS MONETARY LIMIT (IN RS.) 1. BEFORE ITAT 10,00,000/ - 2. U/S 260 A BEFORE HONBLE HIGH COURT 20,00,000/ - 3. BEFORE HONBLE SUPREME COURT 25,00,000/ - IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE INSTRUCTION, SINCE, THE TAX EF FECT IS LESS THAN RS.10,00,000/-, CONSEQUENTLY, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS NOT MAINTAINABLE, THEREFORE, DISMISSED. FINALLY, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISMISSED AS NOT MAINTAINABLE. THIS ORDER WAS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF LD. REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH SIDES AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING ON 12/04/2016. SD/- SD/- ( ASHWANI TANEJA ) (JOGINDER SINGH) '# / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER $# / JUDICIAL MEMBER # $ MUMBAI; ( DATED :12/04/2016 F{X~{T? P.S/. .. %$&'()(*& / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. *+,- / THE APPELLANT 2. ./,- / THE RESPONDENT. 3. 0 0 # 1' ( *+ ) / THE CIT, MUMBAI. 4. 0 0 # 1' / CIT(A)- , MUMBAI 5. 23 .' , 0 *+& * 4 , # $ / DR, ITAT, MUMBAI 6. 5 6$ / GUARD FILE. / BY ORDER, /2+' .' //TRUE COPY// / (DY./ASSTT. REGISTRAR) , # $ / ITAT, MUMBAI