ACIT, New Delhi V. M/s. SPLS Ltd., New Delhi

ITA 734/DEL/2012

• Counselvise Citation: [2016] 132 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6979 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 4 year(s) 4 month(s) 18 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 01-07-2016
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: G
• Next Hearing Date: 28-06-2016
• Assessment Year: 2003-2004
• Appeal Filed On: 13-02-2012
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: ANIMA BARNWAL
• Keywords: Tax effect
• Section: 147; 68

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH G, NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI H.S. SIDHU, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI O.P. KANT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 734/DEL/2012 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2003-04 ACIT, CIRCLE 9(1), VS. M/S SPLS LTD., ROOM NO. 163, CR BLDG., E-449, GREATER KAILASH-I I NEW DELHI NEW DELHI 110 048 (PAN: AABCS3155Q) ( APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SMT. ANIMA BARNWAL, SR. DR RESPONDENT BY : SH. K. SAMPATH, ADVOCATE DATE OF HEARING : 28-6-2016 DATE OF ORDER : 01-07-2016 ORDER PER H.S. SIDHU, J.M. THIS APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 09.8.2011 OF LD. CIT(A)-XII, NEW DELHI PERTAINING T O ASSESSMENT YEAR 2003-04 ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS:- 1. THE LD. CIT(A) ERRED IN LAW AND ON THE FACTS AN D CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE IN QUASHING THE PROCEEDINGS INITIATED U/S. 14 7 OF THE I.T. ACT. 2. THE LD. CIT(A) ERRED IN LAW AND ON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES O THE CASE IN DELETING THE ADDITION OF RS. 24,70,200/- MA DE BY THE AO U/S. 68 OF THE I.T. ACT. 3. THE APPELLANT CRAVES TO AMEND MODIFY, ALTER, ADD OR FOREGO ANY GROUND OF APPEAL AT ANY TIME BEFORE OR DURING THE H EARING OF THIS APPEAL. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, LD. COUNSEL OF THE ASSES SEE HAS FILED A STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF DISPUTED TAX WHEREIN TH E TOTAL TAX INVOLVED IN THE PRESENT APPEAL IS RS. 8,15,166/-. HENCE, HE STATED THAT THE TAX INVOLVED IN THE PRESENT APPEAL IS LESS THAN THE PRE SCRIBED LIMIT OF RS. 10 ITA NO. 734/DEL/2012 2 LACS, THEREFORE, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE MAY BE DISMISSED ON THIS ACCOUNT. 3. WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE PARTIES AND PERUSED THE M ATERIAL ON RECORD. FROM THE ABOVE, WE FIND THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THE REVENUES APPEAL IS LESS THAN RS.10,00,000/-, THEREFORE, THE DEPARTMENTS AP PEAL IS NOT MAINTAINABLE, IN VIEW OF THE CIRCULAR NO. 21/2015 DATED 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015 ISSUED VIDE F.NO. 279/MISC. 142/2007-ITJ (PT.) BY THE CBDT. FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE, THE RELEVANT PARA NOS. 3 & 10 OF THE AFORESAID CBDTS CIRCULAR ARE REPRODUCED AS UNDER:- 3. HENCEFORTH, APPEALS/ SLPS SHALL NOT BE FILED IN CASES WHERE THE TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MONETARY L IMITS GIVEN HEREUNDER: S NO APPEALS IN INCOME- TAX MATTERS MONETARY LIMIT (IN RS) 1 BEFORE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL 10,00,000/ - 2 BEFORE HIGH COURT 20,00,000/ - 3 BEFORE SUPREME COURT 25,00,000/ - IT IS CLARIFIED THAT AN APPEAL SHOULD NOT BE FILED MERELY BECAUSE THE TAX EFFECT IN A CASE EXCEEDS THE MONETA RY LIMITS PRESCRIBED ABOVE. FILING OF APPEAL IN SUCH CASES IS TO BE DECIDED ON MERITS OF THE CASE. 10. THIS INSTRUCTION WILL APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING APPEALS AND APPEALS TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH IN HIGH COURTS/ TRIBUNALS. PENDING APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMITS IN PARA 3 ABOVE MAY BE WITHDRAWN/ NOT PRESSED. APPEALS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE INSTRUCTI ONS ON THIS SUBJECT, OPERATIVE AT THE TIME WHEN SUCH APPEA L WAS FILED. ITA NO. 734/DEL/2012 3 4. IT IS NOT IN DISPUTE THAT THE BOARDS INSTRUCTIO N OR DIRECTIONS ISSUED TO THE INCOME-TAX AUTHORITIES ARE BINDING ON THOSE AUTHORI TIES, THEREFORE, THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD HAVE WITHDRAWN/ NOT PRESSED THE P RESENT APPEAL, IN VIEW OF THE AFORESAID INSTRUCTIONS SINCE THE TAX EFFECT IN THE INSTANT APPEAL IS LESS THAN THE AMOUNT OF RS. 10 LACS, PRESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE SAID CBDTS INSTRUCTIONS. 5. KEEPING IN VIEW THE CBDT INSTRUCTION NO. 21/2015 DATED 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT THE REVENUE SHOULD HA VE WITHDRAWN/ NOT PRESSED THE INSTANT APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. WE ARE ALS O OF THE VIEW THAT THE SAID INSTRUCTIONS ARE APPLICABLE FOR THE PENDING APPEALS AND APPEALS TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH IN TRIBUNAL. ACCORDINGLY, THE REVENUES APPEAL IS DISMISSED. 6. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE STAN DS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 01/07/2016. SD/- SD/- (O.P. KANT) (H.S. SIDHU) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIA L MEMBER DATED: 01/07/2016 *SR BHATNAGAR* COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT TRUE COPY BY ORDER, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR