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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “D” BENCH, AHMEDABAD
Before: SHRI RAJPAL YADAV & SHRI AMARJIT SINGH
आदेश/O R D E R
PER AMARJIT SINGH - AM:
The appeal filed by the Revenue for A.Y. 2006-07, arise from order of the CIT(A)-5, Ahmedabad dated 22.03.2016, in proceedings under section 143(3) r.w.s. 254 of the Income Tax Act, 1961; in short “the Act”.
The ground of appeal
raised by the Revenue reads as under:-
1. Whether the Ld. CIT(A) has erred in law on the facts in deleting the disallowance of Rs. 60,23,810/- out of compensation received for surrendering its rights.”
C.O. No. 115/Ahd/2016 [DCIT vs. Vaibhav Laxmi Corporation] A.Y. 2006-07 2 3. At the time of hearing, it was submitted by the Ld.AR 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 pertaining to tax effects. As per aforesaid Circular, all pending appeals filed by Revenue 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 stated to be not exceeding Rs.50 lakhs and therefore appeal of the Revenue is required to be dismissed in limine.
The Learned DR for the Revenue fairly admitted the applicability 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 Revenue to seek restoration of its appeal on showing inapplicability of the aforesaid CBDT Circular in any manner.
In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed.
Cross Objection No. 115/Ahd/2016 (A. Y. 2006-07):-
The assessee has not pressed for the Cross Objection. Therefore, the Cross Objection of the assessee is dismissed.
In the result, Cross Objection of the assessee is dismissed.
This Order pronounced in Open Court on 23/09/2019