ITO, Ludhiana V. Sh. Surinder Singh, Ludhiana

ITA 983/CHANDI/2012

• Counselvise Citation: [2016] 121 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 2559 (ITAT-CHANDIGARH)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 3 month(s) 16 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 13-01-2016
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: B
• Next Hearing Date: 03-11-2015
• Assessment Year: 2007-2008
• Appeal Filed On: 27-09-2012
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: S K MITTAL
• 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.983/CHD/2012 (ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2007-08) THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, VS. SH.SURINDER SINGH, WARD III (3), PROP.M/S LADHOWAL LUDHIANA. FILLING STATION, G.T.ROAD, LUDHIANA. PAN: ADGPS5837C (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SHRI S.K. MITTAL, DR RESPONDENT BY : SHRI SANDEEP VIJH DATE OF HEARING : 13.01.2016 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 13.01.2016 O R D E R PER RANO JAIN, A.M . : THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGA INST THE ORDER OF LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-I, LUDHIANA DATED 17.7.2012 FOR ASSESSMEN T YEAR 2007-08. 2. IT IS STATED THAT IN THE PRESENT APPEAL THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN THE PRESCRIBED LIMIT PROVIDED B Y THE RECENT CBDT CIRCULAR. 2 3. ACCORDING TO CIRCULAR NO.21/2015 DATED 10.12.2015, THE CBDT IN SUPERCESSION OF EARLIER INSTRUCTIONS HAS DIRECTED THAT DEPARTMENTS APPEALS BEFORE ITAT SHALL NOT BE FILED IN CASES WHERE THE TAX EFFE CT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MONETARY LIMIT OF RS.10 LACS. THE T AX WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY INTEREST THEREON. IT IS FURTHER CL ARIFIED THAT IF IN THE CASE OF AN ASSESSEE, DISPUTED ISSUES ARISE IN MORE THAN ONE ASSESSMENT YEAR, APPEAL CAN BE FILED IN RESPECT OF SUCH ASSESSMENT YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH T HE TAX EFFECT IN RESPECT OF DISPUTED ISSUES EXCEEDS THE MO NETARY LIMIT SO SPECIFIED. THIS INSTRUCTION WILL APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO PENDING APPEALS AND APPEALS TO B E FILED HENCEFORTH BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. THE PENDING APPEALS BELOW THE SPECIFIED TAX LIMIT MAY BE WITHDRAWN/NOT PRESSE D. 4. ADMITTEDLY, IN THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL, THE TAX EFFECT IS LESS THAN RS.10 LACS, THEREFORE, DEPARTME NTAL APPEAL IS NOT MAINTAINABLE. THE LEARNED CIT (APPEA LS) DECIDED THE ISSUE IN DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL ON FACTS A ND THE CASE OF THE REVENUE WOULD NOT FALL IN THE EXCEPTION S PROVIDED IN THE ABOVE CIRCULAR. 5. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, LEARNED D.R. STATED THAT SINCE DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS FILED AGAINST THE CBDT INSTRUCTIONS, THEREFORE, HE WOULD NOT BE PRESSING 3 DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL. THEREFORE, THE ABOVE DEPARTME NTAL APPEAL IS DISMISSED BEING NOT PRESSED. 6. IN THE RESULT, THE DEPARTMENTAL APPEAL IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THIS 13 TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2016. SD/- SD/- (BHAVNESH SAINI) (RANO JAIN) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED : 13 TH JANUARY, 2016 *RATI* COPY TO: THE APPELLANT/THE RESPONDENT/THE CIT(A)/THE CIT/THE DR. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT, CHANDIGARH 4