IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI DELHI DELHI DELHI BENCH BENCH BENCH BENCH G GG G : NEW DELHI : NEW DELHI : NEW DELHI : NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI BEFORE SHRI BEFORE SHRI BEFORE SHRI G.D. AGRAWAL, VICE PRESIDENT G.D. AGRAWAL, VICE PRESIDENT G.D. AGRAWAL, VICE PRESIDENT G.D. AGRAWAL, VICE PRESIDENT AND AND AND AND SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER , JUDICIAL MEMBER , JUDICIAL MEMBER , JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO. ITA NO. ITA NO. ITA NO.904/DEL/2012 904/DEL/2012 904/DEL/2012 904/DEL/2012 ASSESSMENT YEAR : ASSESSMENT YEAR : ASSESSMENT YEAR : ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2008 2008 2008 2008- -- -09 0909 09 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, INCOME TAX, INCOME TAX, INCOME TAX, CIRCLE CIRCLE CIRCLE CIRCLE- -- -2, 2,2, 2, MUZAFFARNAGAR. MUZAFFARNAGAR. MUZAFFARNAGAR. MUZAFFARNAGAR. VS. VS. VS. VS. M/S SHAHJI DIAMOND (P) LTD., M/S SHAHJI DIAMOND (P) LTD., M/S SHAHJI DIAMOND (P) LTD., M/S SHAHJI DIAMOND (P) LTD., 196, CIVIL LINES NORTH, 196, CIVIL LINES NORTH, 196, CIVIL LINES NORTH, 196, CIVIL LINES NORTH, MUZAFFARNAGAR. MUZAFFARNAGAR. MUZAFFARNAGAR. MUZAFFARNAGAR. PAN : AALCS3135J. PAN : AALCS3135J. PAN : AALCS3135J. PAN : AALCS3135J. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SMT. ANIMA BARNWAL, SENIOR DR. RESPONDENT BY : SHRI NARENDER KUMAR ARORA, ADVOCATE. DATE OF HEARING : 01.03 01.03 01.03 01.03.2016 .2016 .2016 .2016 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 01.03.2016 01.03.2016 01.03.2016 01.03.2016 ORDER ORDER ORDER ORDER PER G.D. AGRAWAL, VP PER G.D. AGRAWAL, VP PER G.D. AGRAWAL, VP PER G.D. AGRAWAL, VP : :: :- -- - THIS APPEAL BY THE REVENUE FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008- 09 IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LEARNED CIT(A), MUZAFFARNAGAR DATED 24 TH NOVEMBER, 2011. 2. WE HAVE HEARD THE ARGUMENTS OF BOTH THE SIDES AN D HAVE PERUSED RELEVANT MATERIAL PLACED BEFORE US. IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THE PRESENT APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS BELOW `10 LAKHS. AS PER CIRCULAR NO.21/2015 DATED 10 TH DECEMBER, 2015, THE CBDT HAS CLEARLY LAID DOWN THAT THE REVENUE SHO ULD NOT PREFER APPEALS BEFORE THE ITAT IF THE TAX EFFECT IN VOLVED IN THE APPEAL, EXCLUDING INTEREST, IS LESS THAN `10 LAKHS. IN VIEW THEREOF, ITA-904/DEL/2012 2 THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS NOT MAINTAINABLE AND IS DISMISSED. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISM ISSED. DECISION PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 01.03.2016 . SD/- SD/- (SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA (SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA (SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA (SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA) )) ) ( (( (G.D. AGRAWAL G.D. AGRAWAL G.D. AGRAWAL G.D. AGRAWAL) )) ) JUDICIAL MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRESI VICE PRESI VICE PRESI VICE PRESIDENT DENT DENT DENT VK. COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT : ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE CIRCLE CIRCLE CIRCLE- -- -2, MUZAFFARNAGAR. 2, MUZAFFARNAGAR. 2, MUZAFFARNAGAR. 2, MUZAFFARNAGAR. 2. RESPONDENT : M/S SHAHJI DIAMOND (P) LTD., M/S SHAHJI DIAMOND (P) LTD., M/S SHAHJI DIAMOND (P) LTD., M/S SHAHJI DIAMOND (P) LTD., 196, CIVIL LINES NORTH, MUZAFFARNAGAR. 196, CIVIL LINES NORTH, MUZAFFARNAGAR. 196, CIVIL LINES NORTH, MUZAFFARNAGAR. 196, CIVIL LINES NORTH, MUZAFFARNAGAR. 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR