ITO, Mohali V. Sh. Nachhattar Singh Bhangoo, Mohali

ITA 708/CHANDI/2015

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 116 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 2536 (ITAT-CHANDIGARH)
• Duration Of Justice: 4 year(s) 15 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 20-08-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: Not Allotted
• Assessment Year: 2011-2012
• Appeal Filed On: 04-08-2015
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: MANJIT SINGH
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, CHANDIGARH BE NCH B, CHANDIGARH .., ! '# #$ %, & '( BEFORE: SHRI. N.K.SAINI, VP & SHRI , SANJAY GARG, J M ITA NO. 661/CHD/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2005-06 THE ITO WARD-1, MANDI GOBINDGARH M/S PREM STEEL & METALS, (P) LTD. AMLOH ROAD, MANDI GOBINDGARH PAN NO: AACCP2920R APPELLANT RESPONDENT ( ITA NO. 448/CHD/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2006-07 THE ITO WARD-1, MANDI GOBINDGARH M/S PREM STEEL & METALS, (P) LTD. AMLOH ROAD, MANDI GOBINDGARH PAN NO: AFMPR7857K APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI ASHOK GOYAL, CA $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 248/CHD/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2006-07 THE ACIT CENTRAL CIRCLE II, LUDHIANA SH. VED PRAKASH S/O SH. DEWAN CHAND, 788-1, BRS NAGAR, LUDHIANA PAN NO: AIAPP7775R APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : NONE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 1178/CHD/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2007-08 THE ACIT, CC - II, LUDHIANA SH. SURJIT SINGH C/O M/S AAR PEE STEEL ROLLING MILLS. AMBALA BYE PASS, LUDHIANA PAN NO: AEFPS6342Q APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI SUDHIR SEHGAL, ADVOCATE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR 2 ITA NO. 441/CHD/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2007-08 THE ITO,W - 3 AAYAKAR BHAWAN, YAMUNA NAGAR, HARYANA SHRI PURAN CHAND S/O SHRI GARIBU,TEHSIL JAGADHRI YAMUNA NAGAR, HARYANA PAN NO: AKTPC0458R APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI AJAY JAIN, CA $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 72/CHD/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2008-09 THE DCIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE PATIALA, PUNJAB M/S STANDARD CORPORATION INDIA LTD. HANDIAYA CHOWK, BARNALA, PUNJAB PAN NO: AAFCS4440L APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI RAJIV GUPTA, CA $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 370/CHD/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2009-10 THE ITO, W - 3 WARD 3, SCO 24, SECTOR-17 KURUKSHETRA, HARYANA SH. SATISH KUMAR S/O SH. ABHEY SINGH, VILL BIBIPUR KALAN, PO- MURTAZPUR, PEHOWA KURUKSHETRA- HARYANA PAN NO: EHRPK9899F APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : NONE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 996/CHD/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2009-10 THE ITO, W - 4 KHANNA SHRI TARLOCHAN SINGH S/O SH. HARNEK SINGH, VPO- KOKRALA KHURD, SAMRALA PAN NO: BWDPS4901G APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : NONE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR 3 ITA NOS. 325, 945, 947, 946, 1334/CHD/2016 & 2017 ASSESSMENT YEARS : 2010-11 TO 2014-15 THE DCIT CIRCLE, PALAMPUR SNOW VALLEY RESORTS A UNIT OF BAKSHI HOSPITALITY SERVICES THE MALL, DALHOUSIE PAN NO: ABEFS7036D APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR, CA $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 1077 & 1078/CHD/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2009-10 & 2010-11 THE ITO, WARD - 3 SIRSA VIKRAM BANSAL, C/O M/S BHULADIA & CO. CA SCC, 2 ND ADDITIONAL MANDI, SIRSA PAN NO: AGCPB8523H APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI TEJ MOHAN SINGH, ADVOCATE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 19/CHD/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2009-10 THE JCIT (OSD), (E), C - 2 CHANDIGARH M/S MUKAND LAL COLLEGE SOCIETY MODEL TOWN, YAMUNA NAGAR, HARYANA PAN NO: AABTM0273E APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI TEJ MOHAN SINGH, ADVOCATE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 1091/CHD/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2011-12 THE DCIT, CIRCLE, SANGRUR M/S THE SANGRUR CENTRAL CO - OP BANK LTD., PATIALA GATE, SANGRUR PAN NO: AAAAT3920D APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI ASHOK GOYAL, CA $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR 4 ITA NO. 381/CHD/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2010-11 THE JCIT (OSD) (E), C - 2 SECTOR-17, CHANDIGARH M/S VIVEKANAND MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUST, BAIJNATH ROAD, PALAMPUR, HIMACHAL PRADESH PAN NO: AAATV2900N APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : NONE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 1618/CHD/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2011-12 THE ACIT CIRCLE-3, LUDHIANA M/S SHANTI SALES INDIA PVT. LTD. 738/7A/2, BHAI MANNA SINGH NAGAR LUDHIANA PAN NO: AACCS3196E APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI B.M. MONGA, SHIR ROHIT KAURA, A DVOCATE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 916/CHD/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2011-12 THE ITO SUNAM HQ SANGRUR SHIV SHANKAR RICE MILLS MANDVI ROAD, KHANAURI PAN NO: ABLFS3318K APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI DEEPAK ANAND, ADVOCATE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 1258/CHD/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2013-14 THE ITO, W - 3(3) LUDHIANA, PUNJAB SMT. PARAMJIT KAUR D/O DARSHAN SINGH, VPO NURPUR BET LUDHIANA, PUNJAB PAN NO: BQEPK3898R APPELLANT RESPONDENT 5 ITA NO. 1259/CHD/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2013-14 THE ITO, W - 3(4) RISHI NAGAR LUDHIANA, PUNJAB SHRI KARAMVIR SINGH GILL S/O SH. GURMEET SINGH, VPO NURPUR BET, LUDHIANA- PUNJAB PAN NO: AUFPG1065J APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI PANKAJ BHALLA, CA $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 432/CHD/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2014-15 JCIT (OSD), C - 1 (EXEMPTIONS) CHANDIGARH MAYUR FOUNDATION C/O MAYOR WORLD SCHOOL URBAN ESTATE, PHASE-1 JALANDHAR, PUNJAB PAN NO: AABTM 0863A APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : NONE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 90/CHD/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2015-16 JT. CIT(OSD),C - 5 CIRCLE-5, LUDHIANA PUNJAB M/S OSWAL SPINNING & WEAVING MILLS LTD. 11 & 12,BLOCK F, NEAR ORIENT CINEMA, BRS NAGAR, MAIN MARKET, LUDHIANA, PUNJAB PAN NO: AAACO1971H APPELLANT RESPONDENT & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : NONE $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR ITA NO. 708/CHD/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2011-12 THE ITO, WARD 6(2) MOHALI SH. NA CHHATTAR SINGH BHANGOO, H.NO. 524, PHASE 3B1, MOHALI PAN NO: AAPPB1951N APPELLANT RESPONDENT 6 & %)* + , / ASSESSEE BY : SHRI N.K. SAINI, ITP $(' + , / REVENUE BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH, CITDR . '/ + *0/ DATE OF HEARING : 20/08/2019 '123 + *0/ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 20/08/2019 '4/ ORDER PER BENCH: ALL THE ABOVE APPEALS FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT ARISING O UT OF THE SEPARATE ORDERS PASSED BY DIFFERENT CIT(A) AS PER THE DETAILS GIVEN BE LOW: SL.NO. APPEAL NUMBER & ASSESSMENT YEAR DATE OF CIT/ CIT(A) ORDER OFFICE OF CIT/ CIT(A) 1 ITA NO. 661/CHD/2016 (2005-06) 09/03/2016 CIT(A), PATIALA 2 ITA NO. 448/CHD/2016 ( 2006-07) 26/02/2016 CIT(A) , PATIALA 3 ITA NO. 248/CHD/2017 (2006-07) 28/11/2016 CIT(A)- 5, LUDHIANA 4 ITA NO. 1178/CHD/2016 (2007-08) 22/08/2016 CIT(A) , BATHINDA 5 ITA NO. 441/CHD/2019 (2007-08 10/01/2019 CIT(A), PANCHKULA 6 ITA NO. 72/CHD/2019 (2008-09) 28/09/2018 CIT(A), PATIALA 7 ITA NO. 370/CHD/2019 (2009-10) 30/01/2019 CIT(A), KARNAL 8 ITA NO. 996/CHD/2017 (2009-10) 29/03/2017 CIT(A)- 2, LUDHIANA 9 ITA NO. 325/CHD/2016 (2010-11) 23/12/2015 CIT(A), PALAMPUR 10 ITA NO. 945/CHD/2017 (2011-12) 15/03/2017 CIT(A) , PALAMPUR 11 ITA NO. 947/CHD/2017(2012-13) 15/03/2017 CIT(A), PALAMPUR 12 ITA NO. 946/CHD/2017 (2013-14) 15/03/2017 CIT(A) , PALAMPUR 13 ITA NO. 1334/CHD/2017 (2014-15) 22/06/2017 CIT(A ), PALAMPUR 14 ITA NO. 1077 & 78/CHD/2016 (2009-10 & 2010-11) 0 3/08/2016 CIT(A), HISAR 15 ITA NO. 19/CHD/2019 (2009-10) 24/10/2018 CIT(A), PANCHKULA 16 ITA NO. 1091/CHD/2017 (2011-12) 28/04/2017 CIT(A ), PATIALA 17 ITA NO. 381/CHD/2019 (2010-11) 24/01/2019 CIT(A) , PALAMPUR 18 ITA NO. 1618/CHD/2017 (2011-12) 18/09/2017 CIT(A )-1, LUDHIANA 19 ITA NO. 916/CHD/2017 (2011-12) 20/03/2017 CIT(A) , PATIALA 20 ITA NO. 1258/CHD/2018 (2013-14) 27/07/2018 CIT(A )-1, LUDHIANA 21 ITA NO. 1259/CHD/2018 (2013-14) 27/07/2018 CIT(A )-1, LUDHIANA 22 ITA NO. 432/CHD/2018 (2014-15) 11/01/2018 CIT(A) -2, JALANDHAR 23 ITA NO. 90/CHD/2019 (2015-16) 22/11/2018 CIT(A)- 2, LUDHIANA 24 ITA NO. 708/CHD/2015 (2011-12) 31/01/2014 ITO, W- 6(2), MOHALI 2. DURING THE COURSE OF HEARING IT WAS A COMMON CONTENTIO N OF THE LD. COUNSELS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIFFERENT ASSESSEES THAT THESE A PPEALS FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT ARE NOT MAINTAINABLE IN VIEW OF THE CIRCULAR NO. 17/201 9 DT. 08/08/2019 ISSUED BY CBDT 7 WHEREIN THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING THE APPEALS BY T HE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE ITAT HAS BEEN INCREASED TO RS. 50,00,000/- FROM RS. 20,00,000/ -. 3. IN THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS THE LD. CIT DR SUBMITTED T HAT THE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DT. 08/08/2019 IS NOT CLEARLY RETROSPECTIVE IN AS MUCH AS IT SPECIFICALLY STATES IN PARA 4 THAT THE SAID MODIFICATION SHALL COME INTO EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THIS CIRCULAR. IT WAS STATED THAT THE AFORESAID SENTENCE CLEARLY GIVES A N IMPRESSION THAT THE SAID CIRCULAR IS APPLICABLE AFTER THE DATE MENTIONED THERE IN AND THERE AFTER THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS WHICH COME IN THE SPECIFIED TAX EFFECT LIMIT W ILL NOT BE FILED. THE LD. COUNSELS APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEES VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED THE CONTENTION OF THE LD. CIT(DR) AND THEY WERE UNANIMOUS IN THEIR ARGUMENTS THAT THE CIRCULAR MUST BE HELD TO HAVE RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION AND MUST EQUALLY APPL Y TO THE PENDING APPEALS AS WELL, SINCE THE PRESENT CIRCULAR ONLY MODIFIES THE MONETARY LI MIT EARLIER MENTIONED IN CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2018 DT. 11/07/2018. 4. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE SUBMISSIONS OF BOTH THE PARTIE S AND CAREFULLY GONE THROUGH THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON THE RECORD. IN THE PRE SENT CASE IT IS AN ADMITTED FACT THAT THE CBDT VIDE CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 ENHANCED THE MO NETARY LIMIT TO RS. 50,00,000/- FOR NOT FILING THE APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE ITAT, EARLIER THIS LIMIT WAS SPECIFIED AT RS. 20,00,000/- IN THE ORIGINAL CIRCULAR NO. 03/2018 DT. 11/07/2018. NOW VIDE THE NEW CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DT. 08/08/2019 THE TAX EF FECT LIMIT HAS BEEN ENHANCED AND THIS NEW CIRCULAR DT. 08/08/2019 READ AS UNDER; CIRCULAR NO. - 17 OF 2019 DATE - 8TH AUGUST 2019 FURTHER ENHANCEMENT OF MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING O F 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 REDU CING LITIGATION. CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11TH JULY 2018 HAS BEEN R EPLACED BY CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 8TH AUGUST 2019 TO ENHANCE MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILI NG OF APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, HIGH COURTS AND SLPS /APPEALS BEFORE SUPREME COURT FOR REDUCING LITIGATION. APPEALS/SLPS IN INCOME-TAX MATTERS MONETARY LIMIT (RS.) [PREVIOUS LIMIT) MONETARY LIMIT (RS.) (REVISED LIMIT) BEFORE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL 20,00,000 50,00,000 BEFORE HIGH COURT 50,00,000 1,00.00.000 BEFORE SUPREME COURT 1,00,00,000 2.00.00,000 8 THE ASSESSING OFFICER SHALL CALCULATE THE TAX EFFEC T 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 ISSUES ARISE IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSME NT YEAR, APPEAL CAN BE FILED IN RESPECT OF SUCH ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX E FFECT IN RESPECT OF THE DISPUTED ISSUES EXCEEDS THE MONETARY LIMIT. NO APPEAL SHALL BE FILE D IN RESPECT OF AN ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN THE MONE TARY LIMIT FURTHER, EVEN IN THE CASE OF COMPOSITE ORDER OF ANY HIGH COURT OR APPELLATE AUTHORITY WHICH INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR AND CO MMON ISSUES IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, NO APPEAL SHALL BE FILED IN RESPEC T OF AN ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN THE MONETARY LIMI T IN CASE WHERE A COMPOSITE ORDER/ JUDGEMENT INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSEE. EACH ASSESSEE SHALL BE DEALT WITH SEPARATELY. 5. FROM THE CONTENTS OF THE AFORESAID CIRCULAR IT IS CR YSTAL CLEAR THAT THE ANOMALY IN THE EARLIER CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2018 DT. 11/07/2018 AT PAGE 5 HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE LIMIT SPECIFIED IN PARA 3 OF THE EARLIER CIRCULAR HAS BEEN ENHANCED. IT IS ALSO NOT IN DISPUTE THAT THE EARLIER CIRCULAR WAS APPLICABLE RET ROSPECTIVELY TO THE PENDING APPEALS / CROSS OBJECTIONS AND PARA NOS. 12 & 13 OF THE ORIGI NAL CIRCULAR NO. 03/2018 DT. 11/07/2018 READ AS UNDER: 12. IT IS CLARIFIED THAT THE MONETARY LIMIT OF RS. 20 L AKHS FOR FILING APPEALS BEFORE THE IT AT WOULD APPLY EQUALLY TO CROSS OBJECTIONS UNDER SECTI ON 253(4) OF THE ACT. CROSS OBJECTIONS BELOW THIS MONETARY LIMIT, ALREADY FILED, SHOULD BE PURSUED FOR DISMISSAL AS WITHDRAWN/ NOT PRESSED. FILING OF CROSS OBJECTIONS BELOW THE MONET ARY LIMIT MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED HENCEFORTH. SIMILARLY, REFERENCES TO HIGH COURTS AN D SLPS/ APPEALS BEFORE SUPREME COURT BELOW THE MONETARY LIMIT OF RS. 50 LAKHS AND RS. 1 CRORE RESPECTIVELY SHOULD BE PURSUED FOR DISMISSAL AS WITHDRAWN/ NOT PRESSED. REFERENCES BEF ORE HIGH COURT AND SLPS/ APPEALS BELOW THESE LIMITS MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED HENCEFORTH . 13. THIS CIRCULAR WILL APPLY TO SLPS/ APPEALS/ CROSS OB JECTIONS/ REFERENCES TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH IN SCIHCS/TRIBUNAL AND IT SHALL ALSO APP LY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING SLPS/ APPEALS/ CROSS OBJECTIONS/REFERENCES. PENDING APPEA LS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMITS IN PARE 3 ABOVE MAY BE WITHDRAWN/ NOT PRESSED. 6. NOW THE CBDT SIMPLY ENHANCED THE MONITORY LIMIT AND THE DIRECTIONS GIVEN EARLIER VIDE PARA NOS. 12 & 13 OF THE CIRCULAR NO. 3 / 2018 DT. 11/07/2018 ARE STILL INTACT WHICH IS CRYSTAL CLEAR FROM THE LANGUAGE OF THE CIRCUL AR NO. 17/2019 WHEREIN IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED THAT THERE IS ENHANCEMENT OF MONETARY LIMIT AND A MENDMENT TO CIRCULAR NO. 3 /2018 FOR REDUCING THE LITIGATION. WE THEREFORE ARE OF THE CONFIRMED VIEW THAT THE AMENDED CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 NOW ISSUED BY THE CBDT IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO THE PENDING APPEALS AS HAS BEEN SPECIFIED IN PARA 13 OF TH E ORIGINAL CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DT. 11/07/2018 AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT OUGHT NOT HAVE FILED TH E APPEALS BEFORE THE ITAT WHERE THE TAX EFFECT IS RS. 50 LACS OR LESS. FOR THE A FORESAID VIEW WE ARE ALSO FORTIFIED BY 9 THE DECISION DT. 14/08/2019 OF THE COORDINATE BENCH I.E; ITAT, AHMEDABAD BENCH A AHEMDABAD IN ITA NO. 1398/AHD/2004 FOR THE A.Y. 1998-9 9 IN THE CASE OF ITO, WARD-3(2) AHMEDABAD VS. DINESH MADHAVLAL PATE, AHMEDABAD& OTHERS WHE REIN IT HAS BEEN HELD IN PARA 5 TO 7 AS UNDER: 5. HAVING CONSIDERED THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS AND HAVI NG PERUSED THE MATERIAL ON RECORD, WE DO NOT HAVE SLIGHTEST OF HESITATION IN H OLDING THAT THE CONCESSION EXTENDED BY THE CBDT NOT ONLY APPLIES TO THE APPEAL S TO BE FILED IN FUTURE BUT IT IS ALSO EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO THE APPEALS PENDING FOR DISPOSAL AS ON NOW. OUR LINE OF REASONING IS THIS. THE CIRCULAR DATED 8 TH AUGUST 2019 IS NOT A STANDALONE CIRCULAR. IT IS TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO 3 OF 2018 (AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT THERETO), AND ALL IT DOES IS T O REPLACE PARAGRAPH NOS. 3 AND 5 OF THE SAID CIRCULAR. THIS IS EVIDENT FROM TH E FOLLOWING EXTRACTS FROM THE CIRCULAR DATED 8 TH AUGUST 2019: 2. AS A STEP TOWARDS FURTHER MANAGEMENT OF LITIGATI ON, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED BY THE BOARD THAT MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING OF APP EALS IN INCOME-TAX CASES BE ENHANCED FURTHER THROUGH AMENDMENT IN PARA 3 OF THE CIRCULAR MENTIONED ABOVE AND ACCORDINGLY, THE TABLE FOR MONETARY LIMIT S SPECIFIED IN PARA 3 OF THE CIRCULAR SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS: S.NO. APPEALS/SLPS IN INCOME-TAX MATTERS MONETAR Y 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 FILIN G OF APPEALS IN SCENARIOS WHERE SEPARATE ORDER IS PASSED BY HIGHER APPELLATE AUTHORITIES FOR EACH ASSESSMENT YEAR VIS-A-VIS WHERE COMPOSITE ORDE R 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 E FFECT SEPARATELY FOR EVERY ASSESSMENT YEAR IN RESPECT OF THE DISPUTED ISSUES I N THE CASE OF EVERY ASSESSEE. IF IN THE CASE OF AN ASSESSEE, THE DISPUT ED ISSUES ARISE IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, APPEAL CAN BE FILED IN RE SPECT 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 ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN THE MONETARY LIMIT SPECIFIED IN PARA 3. FURTHE R, EVEN IN THE CASE OF COMPOSITE ORDER OF ANY HIGH COURT OR APPELLATE AUTH ORITY WHICH INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR AND COMMON ISSUES IN MORE 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 M ONETARY LIMIT SPECIFIED IN PARA 3. IN CASE WHERE A COMPOSITE ORDER/ JUDGEMENT INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSEE, EACH ASSESSEE SHALL BE DEALT WITH SEP ARATELY' 4. THE SAID MODIFICATIONS SHALL COME INTO EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF THIS CIRCULAR. 6. CLEARLY, ALL OTHER PORTIONS OF THE CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2018 (SUPRA) HAVE REMAINED INTACT. THE PORTION WHICH HAS REMAINED INT ACT INCLUDES PARAGRAPH 13 OF THE AFORESAID CIRCULAR WHICH IS AS FOLLOWS: 10 13. THIS CIRCULAR WILL APPLY TO SLPS/ APPEALS/ CROS S OBJECTIONS/ REFERENCES TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH IN SC/HCS/TRIBUNAL AND IT SH ALL ALSO APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING SLPS/ APPEALS/ CROSS OBJ ECTIONS/REFERENCES. PENDING APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMITS IN P ARE 3 ABOVE MAY BE WITHDRAWN/ NOT PRESSED. 7. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE DISCUSSIONS, WE HEREBY HOLD THAT THE RELAXATION IN MONETARY LIMITS FOR DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS, VIDE CBDT CIRCULAR DATED 8 TH AUGUST 2019 (SUPRA) SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO THE PENDING APP EALS IN ADDITION TO THE APPEALS TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH. 7. IN VIEW OF THE AFORESAID DISCUSSION ALL THE ABOVE APPEALS FILED BY THE DEPARTMENT ARE DISMISSED. 8. IN THE RESULT, ALL THE ABOVE APPEALS OF THE DEPARTME NT ARE DISMISSED. (ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 20/08/2019 ) SD/- SD/- #$ % .., (SANJAY GARG ) ( N.K. SAI NI) & '(/ JUDICIAL MEMBER ! / VICE PRESIDENT AG DATE: 20/08/2019 !'#$%$' COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. & '' CIT 4. & ''() THE CIT(A) 5. $*',-. ,-/012 DR, ITAT, CHANDIGARH 6. 134 GUARD FILE