VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCHES, JAIPUR JH HKKXPUN] YS[KK LNL; ,OA JH YFYR DQEKJ] U;KF;D LN L; DS LE{K BEFORE:SHRI BHAGCHAND, AM & SHRI LALIET KUMAR, J M VK;DJ VIHY LA-@ ITA NO. 86/JP/2016 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z@ ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2008-09 THE ACIT CIRCLE- 6 JAIPUR CUKE VS. M/S. RAJASTHAN PATRIKA (P) LTD. JLN MARG JAIPUR LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO .: AAACR 7856 G VIHYKFKHZ@ APPE LLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS@ REVENUE BY : SHRI R.A. VERMA, ADDL CIT -DR FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ LS@ ASSESSEE BY : SHRI MANISH AGARWAL, CA LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF HEARING : 02/08/2016 ?KKS'K .KK DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 03/08/2016 VKNS'K@ ORDER PER BHAGCHAND, AM THE REVENUE HAS FILED AN APPEAL AGAINST AGAINST TH E ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A)-2, JAIPUR DATED 16-11-2015 FOR THE ASSESSM ENT YEAR 2008-09 RAISING THEREIN SOLITARY GROUND AS UNDER:- WHETHER ON THE FACTS AND IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND IN LAW THE LD. CIT(A) HAS ERRED IN DELETING THE DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION U/S 80JJA OF RS. 21,46,549/- AS MADE BY T HE AO WITHOUT APPRECIATING THE NATURE OF BUSINESS OF THE ASSESSEE AND THE ACTIVITIY CARRIED OUT BY THE ASSESSEE. ITA NO. 86/JP/2016 ACIT , CIRCLE- 6, JAIPUR VS. M/S. RAJASTHAN PATRIKA (P) LTD. , JAIPUR . 2 2.1 WE HAVE HEARD THE RIVAL CONTENTIONS AND PERUSED THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD. IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE DEMAN D/ TAX EFFECT IN THE REVENUES APPEAL IN QUESTION IS BELOW RS. 10.00 LA CS . UNDER THE POWERS VESTED BY SEC. 268A(1) OF THE I T ACT, CBDT HAS REC ENTLY ISSUED CIRCULARNO.21 OF 2015 DATED 10.12.2015(F NO. 279/MI SC. 142/2007-ITJ(PT) INSTRUCTING THE AUTHORITIES BELOW DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL SHOULD NOT BE FILED BEFORE ITAT WHERE THE DEMAND/TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED RS.10 LACS. THE C IRCULAR IS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED TO BE APPLICABLE FOR ALL PEN DING APPEALS. 2.2 SUBJECT TO SOME EXCEPTIONS, IT IS FURTHER DIRE CTED BY CBDT THAT ALL THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEALS PENDING BEFORE ITAT WHERE THE DEMAND/TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN 10 LACS SHOULD BE EITHER WITHDR AWN OR NOT PRESSED BY THE DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES. 2.3 THE PRESENT APPEAL IS NOT COVERED BY ANY EXCEP TIONS MENTIONED IN THE SAID CBDT CIRCULAR. SINCE THE TAX DEMAND IN DIS PUTE IN THIS DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS BELOW THE LIMIT SET OUT BY C BDT FOR THE APPEAL THE SAME IS NOT MAINTAINABLE IN VIEW OF FORE GOINGS. AC CORDINGLY THE APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSED/WITHD RAWN. ITA NO. 86/JP/2016 ACIT , CIRCLE- 6, JAIPUR VS. M/S. RAJASTHAN PATRIKA (P) LTD. , JAIPUR . 3 3.0 IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF REVENUE IS DISMISS ED ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 03 -08-20 16 SD/- SD/- YFYR DQEKJ HKKXPUN (LALIET KUMAR) (BHAGCHAND ) U;KF;D LNL;@ JUDICIAL MEMBER YS[KK LNL;@ ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TK;IQJ@ JAIPUR FNUKAD@ DATED:- 03/08/ 2016 *MISHRA VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSF'KR@ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. VIHYKFKHZ@ THE APPELLANT- THE ACIT, CIRCLE- 6, JAIPUR 2. IZR;FKHZ@ THE RESPONDENT-M/S. RAJASTHAN PATRIKA (P) LTD. JAIP UR 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. 86/JP/2016) VKNS'KKUQLKJ@ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ@ ASSISTANT. REGISTRAR