ACIT, Circle-1, Kadapa, Kadapa V. M. Suryanarayana Reddy, Kadapa, Kadapa

ITA 812/HYD/2015

• Counselvise Citation: 81222514 RSA 2015
• Duration Of Justice: 6 month(s) 5 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 18-12-2015
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: A
• Next Hearing Date: 11-01-2016
• Assessment Year: 2008-2009
• Appeal Filed On: 12-06-2015
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: M SITHARAM
• Assessee Lawyers: K A SAI PRASAD
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCHES A : HYDERABAD BEFORE SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI S. RIFAUR RAHMAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA.NO.812/HYD/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09 THE ACIT, CIRCLE-1 KADAPA. VS., MR. M. SURYANARAYANA REDDY, BADVEL-516 227. PAN ANHPM6087B (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) FOR REVENUE : MR. M. SITHARAM FOR ASSESSEE : MR. K.A. SAIPRASAD DATE OF HEARING : 18.12.2015 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 18.12.2015 ORDER PER SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI, J.M. THIS APPEAL BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A), KURNOOL (I/C.) DATED 20.03.2015 FOR THE A.Y. 2008-09. 2. AT THE OUTSET, THE LD. COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE , MR. K.A. SAIPRASAD, SUBMITTED THAT THE TAX EFFECT I N THIS APPEAL IS LESS THAN RS.10 LAKHS AND THEREFORE, REVE NUES APPEAL IS LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED IN VIEW OF CBDT CI RCULAR NO.21/2015 DATED 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015, TO WHICH LD. D.R. HAS NO OBJECTION. 3. ON PERUSAL OF THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO.21/2015 DATED 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015, WE FIND THAT THE CBDT HAS 2 ITA.NO.812/HYD/2015 MR. M. SURYANARAYANA REDDY, BADVEL, KADAPA DISTRICT. FIXED THE MONETARY LIMIT FOR FILING OF APPEALS BEFO RE THE TRIBUNAL, HONBLE HIGH COURT AND HONBLE SUPREME CO URT RESPECTIVELY. THE MONETARY LIMIT FIXED FOR FILING O F APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL IS RS.10 LAKHS AND IT IS ALSO C LARIFIED THAT THE TAX EFFECT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TH E TAX ON THE TOTAL INCOME ASSESSED AND THE TAX THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGEABLE ON SUCH TOTAL INCOME BEING REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF INCOME IN RESPECT OF THE ISSUES AGAIN ST WHICH, APPEAL IS INTENDED TO BE FILED AND ALSO THAT THE TAX WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY INTEREST THEREON, EXCEPT WHERE CHARGEABILITY OF INTEREST ITSELF IS IN DISPUTE. PAR A-10 OF THE INSTRUCTION ALSO CLARIFIES THAT THE INSTRUCTION WIL L APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING APPEALS AND APPEALS TO B E FILED HENCEFORTH IN THE HIGH COURTS/ TRIBUNAL AND HAS DI RECTED THE DEPARTMENT TO EITHER WITHDRAW OR NOT PRESS THE APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMITS. DULY TAKING NOTE OF THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO.21/2015 DATED 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015, WE DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE WITH LIB ERTY TO THE REVENUE TO SEEK RECALL OF THIS ORDER IF THIS AP PEAL FALLS WITHIN ANY OF THE EXCEPTIONS PROVIDED IN THE CIRCUL AR. 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISMISSED. PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 18.12.2015. SD/- SD/- (S. RIFAUR RAHMAN) (SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI) ACOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER HYDERABAD, DATED 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015 VBP/- 3 ITA.NO.812/HYD/2015 MR. M. SURYANARAYANA REDDY, BADVEL, KADAPA DISTRICT. COPY TO 1. THE ACIT, CIRCLE-1, KADAPA, INCOME TAX OFFICE, NEAR RTC BUS STAND, SIMHAPURI COLONY, KADAPA. 2. MR. M. SURYANARAYANA REDDY, S/O. VENKATA REDDY, D.NO.12-130, GANDHI NAGAR, BADVEL 516 227. KADAPA DISTRICT. A.P. 3. CIT(A), KURNOOL (I/C.) 4. CIT, KURNOOL. 5. D.R. I.T.A.T. A BENCH, HYDERABAD. 6. GUARD FILE