THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL V. M/S BARBEQUE NATION HOSPITALITY LTD

ITA/389/2023

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The Income Tax Appeal No. 389 of 2023 was filed by the Revenue against M/s Barbeque Nation Hospitality Ltd, challenging the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bengaluru. The Tribunal had previously allowed the appeal of the assessee, which the Revenue contended was erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the Revenue under Sections 143(3) r/w/s 153A and 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Revenue raised substantial questions of law regarding the interpretation and application of these sections, particularly concerning the presence of incriminating materials and the conditions for revision proceedings. However, due to the monetary threshold set by the recent circular, the appeal was dismissed without delving into the substantive issues.

• Counselvise Citation: [2024] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 704097 (HC-KARNATAKA)
• Appeal Type: Others
• Pronouncement Date: 19-08-2024
• Assessment Year: misc
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act, 1961
• Result in Favour of: Others
• Court: HIGH COURT
• Department Lawyers: A SHANKAR; MADHUSUDHAN U A
• Assessee Lawyers: RAVIRAJ Y V; DILIP M
• Keywords: Assessment Year 2013-2014; Income tax appeal; Incriminating material; Monetary limit; Revision proceedings
• Section: 143(3); 263; 153A; 260-A

Judgement Text

" - 1 - NC: 2024:KHC:33396-DB ITA No. 389 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA INCOME TAX APPEAL NO. 389 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL 3RD FLOOR, C R BUILDING, QUEENS ROAD, BENGALURU 560001 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE 2 2 3RD FLOOR, C R BUILDING, QUEENS ROAD, BENGALURU 560001 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. RAVI RAJ Y V, ADVOCATE A/W SRI. DILIP M.,ADVOCATE) AND: M/S BARBEQUE NATION HOSPITALITY LTD NO 62, SITE NO 13,16TH CROSS, N S PALYA, BTM LAYOUT, BENGALURU 560076, PAN AAKCG3053N …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. A SHANKAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MADHUSUDHAN U A., ADVOCATE) THIS ITA / INCOME TAX APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SEC.260-A OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO FORMULATE THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF LAW STATED ABOVE, ALLOW THE Digitally signed by BHARATHI S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2024:KHC:33396-DB ITA No. 389 of 2023 APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE INCOME-TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU IN ITA NO.487/BANG/2022 DATED 19.12.2022 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-2014 ANNEXURE- C AND CONFIRM THE ORDER OF THE U/S 263 CONFIRMING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE - 2(2), BENGALURU AND ETC. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) 1. This appeal is filed by the Revenue questioning the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bengaluru1 in ITA No.487/Bang/2022 dated 19.12.2022 for the assessment year 2013-14 at Annexure-C to the appeal. 2. The Revenue has raised the following substantial questions of law: 1. \"Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and law, the Tribunal is right in law in allowing appeal filed by assesse by holding that issues involved in the order passed under Section 143(3) 1 Hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’ - 3 - NC: 2024:KHC:33396-DB ITA No. 389 of 2023 r/w/s 153A are not based on incriminating materials found during course of search and as such assessment order cannot be said as erroneous and prejudical to interest of Revenue ignoring that Section 153A do not stipulate that there must be incriminating material to pass order under said section and as such there was no such requirement in law?” 2. \"Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, Tribunal's order can be said as perverse in nature in not appreciating that conditions set out in Section 263 r/w Explanation 2 were fully satisfied to take up assessment order for revision proceedings?” 3. \"Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal’s order can be said as perverse in nature in ignoring mandate of Section 263 as well as Section 153A of the Act?” 3. Appeal was filed on 02.06.2023. Monetary value involved in this appeal is `93,75,000/- . Subsequent to filing of the appeals, Circular bearing No.5/2024 [F.No.279/Misc.142/2007-ITJ(PT.)] dated 15.3.2024 is issued under Section 265(A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 prescribing monetary limit to prefer an appeal before the High Court. 4. In view of the above Circular, the appeal would not be maintainable since monetary value involved in this appeal - 4 - NC: 2024:KHC:33396-DB ITA No. 389 of 2023 is less than rupees one crore. Therefore, the above appeal would not survive for consideration and it is dismissed. 5. In view of the above, the substantial questions of law raised in the present appeal are kept open to be considered in an appropriate case. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE BS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44 "