VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ U;K;IHB] T;IQJ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCH SMC, JAIPUR JH FOT; IKY JKWO] U;KF;D LNL; DS LE{K BEFORE: SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JUDICIAL MEMBER VK;DJ VIHY LA- @ ITA NO. 97/JP/2019 FU/KZKJ.K O'K Z @ ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2012-13. THE ACIT CIRCLE 2, ALWAR. CUKE VS. KISHAN LAL AGARWAL, PROP. M/S. SHREE BALAJI CATTLE FEEDS, G1-112 RIICO INDUSTRIAL AREA, BEHROR, ALWAR. LFKK;H YS[KK LA-@THVKBZVKJ LA-@ PAN/GIR NO. AEYPA 8480 Q VIHYKFKHZ@ APPELLANT IZR;FKHZ@ RESPONDENT JKTLO DH VKSJ LS@ REVENUE BY : SHRI ABHISHEK SHARMA (ADDL. CIT) FU/KZKFJRH DH VKSJ LS@ ASSESSEE BY : NONE LQUOKBZ DH RKJH[K@ DATE OF HEARING : 04.10.2019 ?KKS'K .KK DH RKJH[K @ DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 04.10.2019 VKNS'K@ ORDER PER VIJAY PAL RAO, J.M. THIS APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 20.11.2018 OF LD. CIT (A), ALWAR FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2012- 13. AS PER THE GROUNDS OF APPEAL, THE TAX EFFECT CALCULATED BY THE AO IN RESP ECT OF THE RELIEF GRANTED BY THE LD. CIT (APPEALS) WHICH HAS BEEN CHALLENGED IN THE PRES ENT APPEAL IS LESS THAN RS. 50,00,000/-. 2. I HAVE HEARD THE LD. D/R AND PERUSED THE RECORD. AT THE OUTSET, IT IS NOTED THAT THE TAX EFFECT IN THIS APPEAL IS NOT EXCEEDING THE MONETARY LIMIT AS REVISED BY THE CBDT VIDE CIRCULAR DATED 08.08.2019 FOR THE PUR POSE OF FILING OF APPEAL BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FROM RS. 20,00,000/- TO RS. 2 ITA NO. 97/JP/2019 SHRI KISHAN LAL AGARWAL, ALWAR. 50,00,000/-. FOR READY REFERENCE, WE REPRODUCE THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 17 OF 2019 DATED 08.08.2019 AS UNDER :- FURTHER ENHANCEMENT OF MONETARY LIMITS FOR FILING O F APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, HIGH COURTS A ND SLPS/APPEALS BEFORE SUPREME COURT - AMENDMENT TO CIRCULAR 3 OF 2018 - M EASURES FOR REDUCING LITIGATION. CIRCULAR NO. 3/2018 DATED 11TH JULY 2018 HAS BEEN R EPLACED BY CIRCULAR NO. 17/2019 DATED 8TH AUGUST 2019 TO ENHANCE MONETARY LIMITS FO R FILING OF APPEALS BY THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, HI GH COURTS AND SLPS/APPEALS BEFORE SUPREME COURT FOR REDUCING LITIGATION. APPEALS/SLPS IN INCOME - TAX MATTERS MONETARY LIMIT (RS.) (PREVIOUS LIMIT) MONETARY LIMIT (RS.) (REVISED LIMIT) BEFORE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL 20,00,000 50,00,000 BEFORE HIGH COURT 50,00,000 1,00,00,000 BEFORE SUPREME COURT 1,00,00,000 2,00,00,000 THE ASSESSING OFFICER SHALL CALCULATE THE TAX EFFEC T SEPARATELY FOR EVERY ASSESSMENT YEAR IN RESPECT OF THE DISPUTED ISSUES I N THE CASE OF EVERY ASSESSEE. IF, IN THE CASE OF AN ASSESSEE, THE DISPU TED ISSUES ARISE IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, APPEAL CAN BE FILED IN RE SPECT OF SUCH ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IN RESPECT OF THE DISPUTED ISSUES EXCEEDS THE MONETARY LIMIT. NO APPEAL SHALL BE FILED IN RESPECT OF AN ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN THE MONETARY LIMIT. FURTHER, EVEN IN THE CASE OF COMPOSITE ORDER OF ANY HIGH COURT OR APPELLATE AUTHORITY WHICH INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR AND COMMON ISSUES IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, NO APPEAL SHALL BE FILED IN RESPECT OF AN ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE TAX EFF ECT IS LESS THAN THE MONETARY LIMIT. IN CASE WHERE A COMPOSITE ORDER/ JUDGEMENT INVOLVES MORE THAN ONE ASSESSEE, EACH ASSESSEE SHALL BE DEALT WITH SEPARATELY. ACCORDINGLY, THE APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT MA INTAINABLE BEING MONETARY LIMIT IS LESS THAN/NOT EXCEEDING RS. 50,00,000/-. 3 ITA NO. 97/JP/2019 SHRI KISHAN LAL AGARWAL, ALWAR. 3. THE DEPARTMENT IS AT LIBERTY TO FILE THE MISCELL ANEOUS APPLICATION IN CASE THE TAX EFFECT IN THIS APPEAL IS FOUND TO BE MORE THEN RS. 50,00,000/- OR THE CASE FALLS IN ANY OF THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE CIRCULAR. 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DISMI SSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 04/10/2019. SD/- FOT; IKY JKWO (VIJAY PAL RAO) U;KF;D LNL;@ JUDICIAL MEMBER TK;IQJ@ JAIPUR FNUKAD@ DATED:- 04/10/2019. DAS/ VKNS'K DH IZFRFYFI VXZSFKR@ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. VIHYKFKHZ@ THE APPELLANT-THE ACIT, CIRCLE-2, ALWAR. 2. IZR;FKHZ@ THE RESPONDENT- SHRI KISHAN LAL AGARWAL, ALWAR. 3. VK;DJ VK;QDR@ CIT 4. VK;DJ VK;QDR@ CIT(A) 5. FOHKKXH; IZFRFUF/K] VK;DJ VIHYH; VF/KDJ.K] T;IQJ@ DR, ITAT, JAIPUR 6. XKMZ QKBZY@ GUARD FILE {ITA NO. 97/JP/2019} VKNS'KKUQLKJ@ BY ORDER, LGK;D IATHDKJ@ ASST. REGISTRAR 4 ITA NO. 97/JP/2019 SHRI KISHAN LAL AGARWAL, ALWAR.