ITO, Mohali V. Sh. Gautamjit Sharma, Mohali

ITA 707/CHANDI/2015

• Counselvise Citation: [2015] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 95731 (ITAT-CHANDIGARH)
• Duration Of Justice: 4 month(s) 12 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 17-12-2015
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: Not Allotted
• Next Hearing Date: 17-12-2015
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 04-08-2015
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: MANJIT SINGH
• Assessee Lawyers: A K JINDAL
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH,CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND MS.RANO JAIN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 707/CHD/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-13 THE ITO, VS SHRI GAUTAMJIT SHARMA, WARD 6(2), # 691, PHASE 3B-1, MOHALI. MOHALI. PAN: BJBPS2575P (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) DEPARTMENT BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH ASSESSEE BY : SHRI A.K. JINDAL DATE OF HEARING : 17.12.2015 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 17.12.2015 O R D E R PER BHAVNESH SAINI,JM THIS DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LD. CIT(APPEALS)-2, CHANDIGARH DATED 26.05.2015 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2012-13. 2. IN THIS CASE THE ASSESSING OFFICER COMPUTED THE TOTAL INCOME OF ASSESSEE AT RS. 23,09,250/-. THE S AME FACTS ARE ALSO MENTIONED IN THE GROUNDS OF APPEAL R AISED BY THE REVENUE. 3. ACCORDING TO CIRCULAR NO. 21/2015 DATED 10.12.2015, THE CBDT IN SUPERCESSION OF EARLIER INSTRUCTIONS HAS DIRECTED THAT DEPARTMENTS APPEALS BEFORE ITAT SHALL NOT BE FILED IN CASES WHERE THE T AX 2 EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MONETARY LIMIT OF RS. 10 LACS. THE TAX WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY INTEREST THEREON. IT IS FURTHER CLARIFIED THAT IF IN THE CASE OF AN ASSESSE E, DISPUTED ISSUES ARISE IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT Y EAR, APPEAL CAN BE FILED IN RESPECT OF SUCH ASSESSMENT Y EAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IN RESPECT OF DISP UTED ISSUES EXCEEDS THE MONETARY LIMIT SO SPECIFIED. TH IS INSTRUCTION WILL APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING A PPEALS AND APPEALS TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH BEFORE THE TRIBU NAL. THE PENDING APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMIT M AY BE WITHDRAWN/NOT PRESSED. 4. ADMITTEDLY, IN THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL, THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN RS. 10 LACS, THEREFORE, DEPARTM ENTAL APPEAL IS NOT MAINTAINABLE. THE LD. CIT(APPEALS) DECIDED THE ISSUE IN DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL ON FACTS A ND THE CASE OF THE REVENUE WOULD NOT FALL IN THE EXCEP TIONS PROVIDED IN THE ABOVE CIRCULAR. 5. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS IT IS FILED AGAINST THE CBDT INSTRUCTI ONS. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- SD/- (RANO JAIN) (BHAVN ESH SAINI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 17 TH DECEMBER, 2015. POONAM COPY TO: THE APPELLANT, THE RESPONDENT, THE CIT(A), THE CIT, DR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT/CHD