VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCHES, JAIPUR JH FOT; IKY JKO] U;KF;D LNL; ,O JH HKKXPUN] YS[KK LNL; LNL; DS LE{K BEFORE: SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JM & SHRI BHAGCHAND, AM VK;DJ VIHY LA-@ ITA NO. 752/JP/2018 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z@ ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-14 THE ITO BEHROR CUKE VS. M/S. ADITYA CEMENT E-18, RIICO INDUSTRIAL AREA SOTANALA, BEHROR LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO .: AARFS 5573 H VIHYKFKHZ@ APPELLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS@ REVENUE BY:SHRI P.P. MEENA, JCIT - DR FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ LS@ ASSESSEE BY: NONE LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF HEARING : 20/07/2018 ?KKS'K .KK DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 24 /07/2018 VKNS'K@ ORDER PER BHAGCHAND, AM THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE EMANATES FROM THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A), ALWAR DATED 08-03-2018 FOR THE ASSESS MENT YEAR 2013-14 RAISING THEREIN FOLLOWING GROUNDS OF APPEAL. ON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND IN LAW THE LD. CIT(A) HAS ERRED IN DELETING THE ADDITI ON OF RS. 43,98,202/- MADE BY THE AO ON ACCOUNT OF UNRECORDED SALES WITHOUT APPRECIATION THE MATERIALS FACTS OF THE CAS E. ITA NO.752/JP/2018 THE ITO, WARD- BEHROR VS M/S. ADITYA CEMENT, BEHRO R 2 2. WE HAVE HEARD THE LD. DR AND PERUSED THE MATERI ALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD. IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE DEMAND/ TAX EFFECT IN THE REVENUES APPEAL IN QUESTION IS BELOW RS. 20.00 LACS . UNDER THE POWERS VESTED BY SECTION. 268A(1) OF THE I T ACT, CBDT HAS RECENTLY ISSUED CI RCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11 TH JULY, 2018 (F NO. 279/MISC. 142/2007- ITJ(PT) INSTRUCTING THE AUTHORITIES BELOW THAT DEPA RTMENTAL APPEAL SHOULD NOT BE FILED BEFORE ITAT WHERE THE DE MAND/TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED RS. 20 LACS. THE CIRCULAR IS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED TO BE APPLICABLE FOR ALL PENDING APPEALS. 3. SUBJECT TO SOME EXCEPTIONS, IT IS FURTHER DIREC TED BY CBDT THAT ALL THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS PENDING BEFORE ITAT WHERE THE DEMAND/TAX EFFECT IS NOT EXCEEDING THAN 20 LACS SHOULD BE EITH ER WITHDRAWN OR NOT PRESSED BY THE DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES. 4. THE PRESENT APPEAL IS NOT COVERED BY ANY EXCEPT IONS MENTIONED IN THE SAID CBDT CIRCULAR. SINCE THE TAX DEMAND IN DI SPUTE IN THIS DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS BELOW THE LIMIT SET OUT BY C BDT FOR THE APPEAL, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN V IEW OF CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2018 DATED 11.07.2018. ACCORDINGLY THE APP EAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSED/WITHDRAWN. ITA NO.752/JP/2018 THE ITO, WARD- BEHROR VS M/S. ADITYA CEMENT, BEHRO R 3 5.0 IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS D ISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 24-07-2018 . SD/- SD/- FOT; IKY JKO HKKXPUN (VIJAY PAL RAO) ( BHAGCHAND) U;KF;D LNL; / JUDICIAL MEMBER YS[KK LNL;@ ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TK;IQJ@ JAIPUR FNUKAD@ DATED:- 24 /07/ 2018 *MISHRA VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSF'KR@ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. VIHYKFKHZ@ THE APPELLANT- THE ITO,BEHROR 2. IZR;FKHZ@ THE RESPONDENT- M/S. ADITYA CEMENT, BEHROR 3. VK;DJ VK;QDRVIHY@ CIT(A). 4. VK;DJ VK;QDR@ CIT, 5. FOHKKXH; IZFRFUF/K] VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ@ DR, ITAT, JAIPUR 6. XKMZ QKBZY@ GUARD FILE (ITA NO.752 /JP/2018) VKNS'KKUQLKJ@ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ@ ASSISTANT. REGISTRAR