ACIT, New Delhi V. SH. Salil Kapur, New Delhi

ITA 710/DEL/2014

• Counselvise Citation: [2016] 133 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6906 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 11 month(s) 28 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 05-02-2016
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: G
• Next Hearing Date: 03-02-2016
• Assessment Year: 2009-2010
• Appeal Filed On: 07-02-2014
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: ANIMA BARNWAL
• Keywords: Competent authority; Tax effect

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH : G : NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI G.D. AGRAWAL , VICE PRESIDENT AND S HRI CHANDRA MOHAN GARG, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO. 710 /DEL /20 1 4 [ ASSESSMENT YEAR : 20 0 9 - 1 0 ] THE A.C. I.T . VS. S HRI SALIL KAPUR CIRCLE 31(1) 3, AURANGZEB LANE NEW DELHI NEW DELHI PAN : AA N P K 7933 K APPELLANT BY : MS. ANIMA BARNWAL , SR. DR RESPONDENT BY : NONE ITA NO. 748 /DEL /201 4 [ ASSESSMENT YEAR: 200 8 - 0 9 ] THE A.C. I.T. VS. M/S SOPHISTICATED MARBLES & GRANITE CIRCLE 24(1) INDUSTRIES, 42, ASHOK AVENUE NEW DELHI SAINIK FARMS, NEW DELHI PAN : AB DFS 2831 B APPELLANT BY : MS. ANIMA BARNWAL, SR. D R RE SPONDENT BY : NONE ITA NO. 1201 /DEL /20 09 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 1999 - 2000 THE I.T. O VS. SHRI SANJEEV KUMAR, S/O SHRI KALLU MAL WARD - 4 C/O M/S MOHAN DAIRY, SIYANA ROAD BULANDSHAHAR BULANDSHAHR PA N : AA YPK 4646 E REVENUE BY : SMT. ANIMA BARNWAL, SR. DR ASSESSEE BY : SHRI RAJKUMAR GUPTA , ADV 2 ITA NO. 2279 /DEL /201 2 [ ASSESSMENT YEAR: 20 07 - 08 ] THE A.C. I.T. VS. M/S SHIVAM RICH RETURNS P. LTD CIRCLE - 2 11 3, CITI CENTRE, BEGUM BRIDGE ROAD MEERUT MEERUT . PAN : A ADCS 2569 Q APPELLANT BY : MS. ANIMA BARNWAL, SR. DR RESPONDENT BY : NONE ITA NO. 2727 /DEL /201 2 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 20 07 - 08 THE D .C. I.T. VS. SMT. SUSHMA SHARMA CENTRAL CIRCLE 25 9/44, KIRTI NAGAR NEW DELHI INDUSTRIAL AREA, NEW DELHI PAN : AAUPS 3872 Q APPELLANT BY : MS. ANIMA BARNWAL, SR. DR RES PONDENT BY : SHRI SANJEEV BINDAL [APPELLANT] [ RESPONDENT] DATE OF HEARING : 0 3 . 0 2.201 6 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 0 5 . 02.2016 ORDER PER BENCH : THESE ARE A BUNCH OF APPEALS FILED BY THE REVENUE DIRECTED AGAINST SEPARATE ORDER S OF THE LD. CIT(A) PERTAINING TO DIFFERENT ASSESSMENT YEARS. SINCE THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THESE APPEALS ARE SIMILAR AND THE APPEALS WERE HEARD TOGETHER, SO 3 THESE ARE BEING DI SPOSED OFF BY THIS CONSOLIDATED ORDER FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE. 2. TH ESE APPEAL S HA VE BEEN FIXED FOR HEARING IN VIEW OF THE RECENT CBDT INSTRUCTION NO. 21/2015 DATED 10.12.2015, REVISING THE MONETARY LIMIT OF RS.10.00 LA KH S FOR NOT FILING THE APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 268A(1) OF THE INCOME - TAX ACT. 3. THE CBDT IN ITS RECENT CIRCULAR NO. 21/2015 DATED 10.12.2015 HAS PROVIDED THAT NO DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL SHALL BE FILED BEFORE THE 1TAT WHEREIN THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IS LESS THAN RS.10 LAKHS. FURTHER, IN PARA 10 OF THE CIRCULAR, IT IS PROVIDED THAT THIS INSTRUCTION WOULD APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY AND THE PENDING APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMIT OF RS.10 LAKH S MAY BE WITHDRAWN/NOT PRESSED. 4. THE LEARNED CIT - DR APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE REVENUE BEFORE US, AT THE OUTSET, SUBMITTED THAT APPEAL S CAN BE WITHDRAWN ONLY AFTER GETTING THE APPROVAL OF COMPETENT AUTHORITY. HE FURTHER REFERRED TO PARA 7 OF THE CIRCULAR TO SUBMIT 4 THAT DISMISSAL OF APPEAL, HOWEVER, I N ANY CASE, ON ACCOUNT OF LOW TAX EFFECT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A PRECEDENCE IN THE MATTERS OF SUBSEQUENT YEARS WHERE THE TAX EFFECT IS ABOVE THE MONETARY LIMIT PRESCRIBED BY THIS CIRCULAR AND THE ISSUE SHOULD BE DECIDED ON MERITS. 5. THE LEARNED COUNSEL S FOR THE ASSESSEE APPEARING IN A COUPLE OF CASES , ON T HE OTHER HAND, STATED THAT THE C IRCULAR WAS SQUARELY APPLICABLE TO THE PRESENT APPEAL S OF THE REVENUE WHILE IN THREE OTHER CASES, NONE APPEARED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. HOWEVER, THE APPEAL S W ERE HEARD EX PARTE AS THE CBDT CIRCULAR IS BENEFICIAL TO THEM. 6. AFTER CONSIDERING THE SUBMISSIONS OF BOTH THE PARTIES, WE FIND THAT PRIMA FACIE, THE TAX EFFECT INVOLVED IN THESE APPEALS BY THE REVENUE IS BELOW RS. 10.00 LA KH S AND, THEREFORE, WE DEEM IT PROPER TO DISMISS THE APPEALS PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE PENDING APPEAL I S COVERED BY CIRCULAR IN VIEW OF PARA 10 OF THE CIRCULAR. HOWEVER, WE MAY CLARIFY THAT IF ON RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER, THE ASSESSING OFFICER FINDS THAT T HE TAX EFFECT IS ABOVE RS. 10 LAKH S OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER, THE C IRCULAR IS NOT APPLICABLE IN VIEW O F EXCEPTIONS CULLED OUT IN THE C IRCULAR, HE WILL BE AT LIBERTY TO FILE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION FOR RECALLING OF THIS ORDER WHICH THE 5 TRIBUNAL WILL CONSIDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. W E FURTHER FIND CONSIDERABLE FORCE IN THE CONTENTION OF THE CIT/DR THAT THIS ORDER CANNOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN ACCEPTANCE BY THE REVENUE ON THE ISSUE INVOLVED IN THESE APPEALS AND WILL NOT BE AN ESTOPPEL FOR THE REVENUE TO TAKE UP THE ISSUES, INVOLVED IN THE SE APPEALS, BEFORE ITAT ON MERITS IF THE TAX EFFECT IN THOSE YEARS IS MORE THAN RS.10 LA KH S. 7. KEEPING IN VIEW THE ABOVE CIRCULAR AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 268A OF THE INCOME - TAX ACT, 1961 AND WITHOUT GOING INTO MERITS OF THE CASES, WE DISMISS THE IN STANT APPEAL S FILED BY THE REVENUE AS TAX EFFECT IN ALL THE APPEAL S IS LESS THAN RS.10 LA KHS . 8 . IN THE RESULT, ALL THE APPEAL S OF THE REVENUE STAND DISMISSED. THE ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 0 5 . 0 2 .201 6 . S D / - S D / - ( G.D. AGRAWAL ) (C.M. GARG) VICE PRESIDENT JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 0 5 T H FEBRUARY , 2015 VL/ 6 COPY FORWARDED TO: 1 . APPELLANT 2 . RESPONDENT 3 . CIT 4 . CIT(A) 5 . DR ASST. REGISTRAR, ITAT, NEW DELHI