ITO, Patiala V. M/s Vaishno Maa Computer, Patiala

ITA 847/CHANDI/2015

• Counselvise Citation: [2016] 121 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 2504 (ITAT-CHANDIGARH)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 month(s) 15 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 04-01-2016
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: Not Allotted
• Assessment Year: 2008-2009
• Appeal Filed On: 19-11-2015
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: MANJIT SINGH
• Keywords: Tax effect

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH,CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND MS.RANO JAIN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 847/CHD/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2008-09 THE ITO, VS M/S VAISHNO MAA COMPUTER, WARD-1, CHHOTI BARADARI, PATIALA. PATIALA. PAN: AADFM7959H (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH RESPONDENT BY : NONE DATE OF HEARING : 04.01.2016 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 04.01.2016 O R D E R PER BHAVNESH SAINI,JM THIS APPEAL BY REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORD ER OF LD. CIT(APPEALS), PATIALA DATED 18.09.2015 FOR ASSE SSMENT YEAR 2008-09 CHALLENGING THE DELETION OF ADDITION O F RS. 14,80,980/- UNDER SECTION 40(A)(IA) OF THE INCOME T AX ACT. 2. ACCORDING TO CIRCULAR NO. 21/2015 DATED 10.12.20 15, THE CBDT IN SUPERCESSION OF EARLIER INSTRUCTIONS HA S DIRECTED THAT DEPARTMENTS APPEALS BEFORE ITAT SHALL NOT BE FILED IN CASES WHERE THE TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MONE TARY LIMIT OF RS. 10 LACS. THE TAX WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY INTER EST THEREON. IT IS FURTHER CLARIFIED THAT IF IN THE CASE OF AN A SSESSEE, DISPUTED ISSUES ARISE IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT Y EAR, 2 APPEAL CAN BE FILED IN RESPECT OF SUCH ASSESSMENT Y EAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IN RESPECT OF DISPUTE D ISSUES EXCEEDS THE MONETARY LIMIT SO SPECIFIED. THIS INST RUCTION WILL APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING APPEALS AND APPEAL S TO BE FILED HENCEFORTH BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. THE PENDING A PPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMIT MAY BE WITHDRAWN/NOT PRESSED. 3. ADMITTEDLY, IN THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL, THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN RS. 10 LACS, THEREFORE, DEPARTMENTAL A PPEAL IS NOT MAINTAINABLE. THE LD. CIT(APPEALS) DECIDED THE ISS UE IN DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL ON FACTS AND THE CASE OF THE RE VENUE WOULD NOT FALL IN THE EXCEPTIONS PROVIDED IN THE AB OVE CIRCULAR. 4. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, LD. DR STATED THAT SINCE DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS FILED AGAINST THE CBDT INSTR UCTIONS, THEREFORE, HE WOULD NOT BE PRESSING DEPARTMENTAL AP PEAL. THEREFORE, THE ABOVE DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS DISMISS ED BEING NOT PRESSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- SD/- (RANO JAIN) (BHAVNE SH SAINI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 4 TH JAN., 2016. POONAM COPY TO: THE APPELLANT, THE RESPONDENT, THE CIT(A), THE CIT, DR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT/CHD