IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AHMEDABAD C BENCH (BEFORE SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER) IT(SS)A. NO: 191/AHD/2013 (ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2008-09) A.C.I.T CENTRAL CIRCLE1(1), AHMEDABAD V/S UMA SHAKTI CORPORATION RESIDENCY PROJECT, 27, UMA BUNGLOWS, R.C. TECHNICAL ROAD, BEHIND NIRMAN TOWERS, GHATLODIYA, AHMEDABAD-380061 (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) PAN: AACFU2135J APPELLANT BY : SHRI O.P. SHARMA, CIT/DR RESPONDENT BY : SHRI MAHESH CHHAJED, A.R. ( )/ ORDER DATE OF HEARING : 11 -12-201 9 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 11 -12-2019 PER MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER 1. THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS DIRECTED AGAINS T THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A)-I, AHMEDABAD DATED 18.02.2013 PERTAINING TO A.Y. 2008-0 9. IT(SS)A NO. 191/AHD/2013 . A.Y. 2008-09 2 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, IT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE LD.A R FOR THE ASSESSEE THAT APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS HIT BY RECENTLY ISSUED CBDT CIRCULAR NO.17 OF 2019 DATED 08/08/2019 REVISING THE PREVIOUS THRESHOLDS PERTAIN ING TO TAX EFFECTS. AS PER AFORESAID CIRCULAR, ALL PENDING APPEALS FILED BY RE VENUE ARE LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED AS A MEASURE FOR REDUCING LITIGATION WHERE THE TAX EFFECT DOES NOT EXCEED THE PRESCRIBED MONETARY LIMIT WHICH IS NOW REVISED AT RS.50 LAKHS. IN THE INSTANT CASE, THE TAX EFFECT ON THE DISPUTED ISSUES RAISED BY THE REVENUE IS STA TED TO BE NOT EXCEEDING RS.50 LAKHS AND THEREFORE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS REQUIRED TO BE DISMISSED IN LIMINE. 3. THE LEARNED DR FOR THE REVENUE FAIRLY ADMITTED THE A PPLICABILITY OF THE CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 17 OF 2019. ACCORDINGLY, APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISMISSED AS NOT MAINTAINABLE. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE REVEN UE TO SEEK RESTORATION OF ITS APPEAL ON SHOWING INAPPLICABILITY OF THE AFORESAID CBDT CIRCULAR IN ANY MANNER. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE REVENUE IS DISMISS ED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 11- 12 - 2019 SD/- SD/- (AMARJIT SINGH) (MAHAVIR PRASAD) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER TRUE COPY JUDICIAL MEMBER AHMEDABAD: DATED 11/12/2019 RAJESH COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: - 1. THE APPELLANT. 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT (APPEALS) 4. THE CIT CONCERNED. 5. THE DR., ITAT, AHMEDABAD. 6. GUARD FILE. BY ORDER DEPUTY/ASSTT.REGISTRAR ITAT,AHME DABAD