IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI DELHI DELHI DELHI BENCH BENCH BENCH BENCH A AA A : NEW DELHI : NEW DELHI : NEW DELHI : NEW DELHI BEFORE JUSTICE P.P. BHATT, BEFORE JUSTICE P.P. BHATT, BEFORE JUSTICE P.P. BHATT, BEFORE JUSTICE P.P. BHATT, PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT AND SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT ITA NO. ITA NO. ITA NO. ITA NO.6900 6900 6900 6900/DEL/2017 /DEL/2017 /DEL/2017 /DEL/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR ASSESSMENT YEAR ASSESSMENT YEAR ASSESSMENT YEAR : : : : 201 201 201 2011 11 1- -- -12 1212 12 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, INCOME TAX, INCOME TAX, INCOME TAX, CIRCLE CIRCLE CIRCLE CIRCLE- -- -2 22 2(1), GURGAON. (1), GURGAON. (1), GURGAON. (1), GURGAON. VS. VS. VS. VS. M/ M/M/ M/S KALZIP INDIA PVT.LTD., S KALZIP INDIA PVT.LTD., S KALZIP INDIA PVT.LTD., S KALZIP INDIA PVT.LTD., 310, VIPUL AGORA, 310, VIPUL AGORA, 310, VIPUL AGORA, 310, VIPUL AGORA, NEAR SAHARA MALL, NEAR SAHARA MALL, NEAR SAHARA MALL, NEAR SAHARA MALL, M.G. ROAD, M.G. ROAD, M.G. ROAD, M.G. ROAD, GURGAON GURGAON GURGAON GURGAON 122 002. 122 002. 122 002. 122 002. PAN : AACCA4241L. PAN : AACCA4241L. PAN : AACCA4241L. PAN : AACCA4241L. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) AND 19 AND 19 AND 19 AND 19 OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS OTHERS - -- - A AA A S PER S PER S PER S PER ANNEXURE ANNEXURE ANNEXURE ANNEXURE- -- -1 11 1 DATE OF HEARING : 23.08.2019 23.08.2019 23.08.2019 23.08.2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 23.08.2019 23.08.2019 23.08.2019 23.08.2019 ORDER ORDER ORDER ORDER THE CAPTIONED APPEAL IN ITA NO.6900/DEL/2017 AND 19 APPEALS [ AS PER ANNEXURE-1 ] PREFERRED BY THE REVENUE, HAVE BEEN LISTED BY THE REGISTRY BEFORE THE BENCH ON THE GROUND THAT THEY DO NOT SUR VIVE FOR CONSIDERATION IN VIEW OF THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO.17/2019 DATED 8 TH AUGUST, 2019. 2. THE CBDT, VIDE CIRCULAR DATED 8 TH AUGUST, 2019 (SUPRA), HAS AMENDED PARA 3 OF CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11.07.2018 MOD IFYING THE MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING OF APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFO RE THE TRIBUNAL. THE TAX EFFECT IN DISPUTE IN THE CAPTIONED APPEALS IS STATE D TO BE BELOW THE ENHANCED MONETARY LIMIT OF ` 50 LAKHS SPECIFIED IN THE CBDT CIRCULAR DATED 08.08.2019 (SUPRA) READ WITH CIRCULAR DATED 11.07.2018 (SUPRA) . CBDT, VIDE CLARIFICATION APPELLANTS BY : SHRI SANJAY GOEL, CIT-DR. RESPONDENTS BY : NONE. ITA-6900/DEL/2017 & 19 OTHERS 2 IN F.NO.279/MISC/M-93/2018-ITJ DATED 20 TH AUGUST, 2019 HAS CLARIFIED THAT THE REVISED MONETARY LIMITS SPECIFIED IN CIRCULAR DATED 8 TH AUGUST, 2019 (SUPRA) ARE APPLICABLE TO PENDING APPEALS ALSO. 3. IN THIS BACKGROUND, THE LEARNED D.R. APPEARING FOR THE REVENUE WAS REQUIRED TO STATE HIS POSITION; HE HAS NOT REFERRED TO ANY MATERIAL WHICH WOULD SHOW THAT THE CAPTIONED APPEALS ARE PROTECTED BY AN Y OF THE EXCEPTIONS PROVIDED IN PARA 10 OF THE CBDT CIRCULAR DATED 11.0 7.2018 (SUPRA) AND ITS AMENDMENT DATED 20 TH AUGUST, 2018. 4. WITHOUT GOING INTO THE MERIT OF THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE CAPTIONED APPEAL, THEY ARE DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN/NOT PRESSED , AS THEIR FILING IS NOT IN CONSONANCE WITH THE CBDT CIRCULAR DATED 08.08.2019 (SUPRA) READ WITH CIRCULAR DATED 11.07.2018 (SUPRA). IT IS ALSO NOTED THAT THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF DCIT & ORS VS. MSEB HOLDING CO MPANY LTD. [SLP (CIVIL) NO.26373/2019 DATED 16.08.2019] HAS TAKEN COGNIZANC E OF THE ENHANCED LIMIT WHILE DISMISSING THE SLP ARISING FROM THE JUD GEMENT PASSED BY THE HON'BLE BOMBAY HIGH COURT IN WP NO. 3642/2018 DATED 25.01.2019. 5. BEFORE PARTING, WE CLARIFY THAT IF ON A LATER DATE, THE REVENUE FINDS THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN DISPUTE IN ANY OF THE CAPTIONED A PPEALS IS MORE THAN THE LIMIT PRESCRIBED IN THE CIRCULAR DATED 08.08.2019 (SUPRA) , OR IT IS PROTECTED BY ANY OF THE EXCEPTIONS PROVIDED IN PARA 10 OF THE CBDT C IRCULAR DATED 11.07.2018 (SUPRA), IT SHALL BE AT LIBERTY TO APPROACH THE TRI BUNAL FOR RECALL OF THE ORDER AND REINSTITUTION OF THE APPEAL FOR ADJUDICATION ON MERITS. THE TRIBUNAL SHALL CONSIDER SUCH APPLICATIONS, IF ANY, AS PER THE EXTA NT LAW. 6. IN CONCLUSION, BY APPLYING THE CIRCULAR DATED 08.0 8.2019 (SUPRA) READ WITH CIRCULARS DATED 11.07.2018 (SUPRA) AND 20.08.2 019 (SUPRA), THE CAPTIONED APPEALS OF THE REVENUE ARE DISMISSED AS W ITHDRAWN/ NOT PRESSED. ABOVE DECISION WAS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT AT THE CONCLUSION OF HEARING ON 23 RD AUGUST, 2019. SD/- SD/- ( (( (G.S. PANNU G.S. PANNU G.S. PANNU G.S. PANNU) )) ) (JUSTICE (JUSTICE (JUSTICE (JUSTICE P.P. BHATT P.P. BHATT P.P. BHATT P.P. BHATT) )) ) VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PRESIDENT VK. ITA-6900/DEL/2017 & 19 OTHERS 3 COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITA-6900/DEL/2017 & 19 OTHERS 4 ANNEXURE - 1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI BENCHES, NEW DELHI SL. NO. ITA/IT(SS) A NO./C.O. ASSTT. YEAR NAME OF APPELLANT NAME OF RESPONDENT PAN NAME OF AR- (SHRI/KUM/SMT) 1 6900/DEL/2017 2011-12 DCIT, CIRCLE 2(1), GURGAON KALZIP INDIA PVT.LTD. AACCA4241L -- 2 7042/DEL/2017 2013-14 ITO, WARD 2(3), GURGAON KEC ASIAKOM UB JV AABAK1083F -- 3 7125/DEL/2017 2013-14 ACIT, CIRCLE, KARNAL, KARNAL LIBERTY SHOES LTD. AAACL3146K -- 4 7277/DEL/2017 2010-11 ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, 13, NEW DELHI JANASIS INFOTECH PVT. LTD. AABCJ5445N -- 5 6530/DEL/2017 2014-15 DCIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, 25, NEW DELHI SONIA GOEL AOBPG5638R -- 6 6551/DEL/2017 2008-09 ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, 26, NEW DELHI SANJAY DALMIA AADPD9438N -- 7 6552/DEL/2017 2009-10 ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, 26, NEW DELHI SANJAY DALMIA AADPD9438N -- 8 6554/DEL/2017 2011-12 ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, 26, NEW DELHI SANJAY DALMIA AADPD9438N -- 9 6553/DEL/2017 2010-11 ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, 26, NEW DELHI SANJAY DALMIA AADPD9438N -- 10 6645/DEL/2017 2013-14 ACIT, CIRCLE 49(1), NEW DELHI SURINDER KATYAL ALSPK2609N -- 11 6993/DEL/2017 2014-15 DCIT, CIRCLE 22(1), NEW DELHI SAMTEL AVIONICS LTD. AACCR3527Q -- 12 7070/DEL/2017 2014-15 DCIT, CIRCLE 4(1), GURGAON UNIQUEST INFA VENTURES PVT. LTD. AABUC2595C -- 13 4498/DEL/2019 2008-09 JCIT (OSD), CENTRAL CIRCLE, 1 NOIDA CHANDA RAM, FARIDABAD BXEPR4414D -- 14 7809/DEL/2017 2014-15 DCIT, EXEMPTION, CIRCLE GHAZIABAD SRI SHIVDAN SINGH SHIKSHA SANSTHAN AADTS5727R -- 15 7873/DEL/2017 2008-09 DCIT, CIRCLE 22(1), NEW DELHI SAFFRON BUSINESS SOLUTION PVT. LTD. AAALCS3798K -- 16 5154/DEL/2017 2013-14 ACIT, CIRCLE 20(2), NEW DELHI QUATRRO MORTAGE SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD. AAACQ1451E -- 17 4285/DEL/2019 2015-16 DCIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE, 13, NEW DELHI SKYLINE METAL & ALLOYS PVT. LTD. AAKCS7094K -- 18 5341/DEL/2017 2012-13 ACIT, CIRCLE 27(1), NEW DELHI UPTODATE PLASTICS & PACKAGINGS PVT. LTD. AAACU0213C -- 19 5467/DEL/2017 2013-14 DCIT, CIRCLE 24(2), NEW DELHI STERLING ANAGEMENT & SECURITY SERVICES P.LTD. AAJCS0787R -- 20 5631/DEL/2017 2014-15 ITO, (TDS), GURGAON THE GU RGAON CO- OPERATIVE BANK LTD. AAALT0271A --