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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, JAIPUR BENCHES “A”, JAIPUR
Before: SHRI RAMESH C SHARMA, AM & SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JM vk;dj vihy la-@ITA No. 336/JP/2017
jktLo dh vksj ls@ Revenue by : Shri Ashok Khanna (JCIT) fu/kZkfjrh dh vksj ls@ Assessee by : Shri Siddartha Ranka (Adv) lquokbZ dh rkjh[k@ Date of Hearing: 26/03/2019 mn?kks"k.kk dh rkjh[k@Date of Pronouncement : 27/03/2019 vkns'k@ ORDER PER: R.C. SHARMA, A.M. This appeal by the revenue is directed against the order dated 01/02/2017 of ld. CIT(A), Alwar for the A.Y. 2012-13, wherein the only issue involved which is against deleting the penalty of Rs. 12,25,000/- U/s 271(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (in short the Act).
At the time of hearing, the ld. AR of the assessee has raised an objection of maintainability of the appeal of the Revenue due to the tax effect not exceeding Rs. 20 lacs as per the CBDT Circle No. 3 of 2018 dated 11th July, 2018. The ld. A/R submitted that in the facts of the present case, tax effect in Revenue’s appeal is stated to be below the prescribed limit of Rs. 20 lacs.
The ld. D/R has fairly submitted that the tax effect involved in the Revenue’s appeal is less than 20 lacs which is prescribed threshold limit in terms of the CBDT Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11th July, 2018 issued in supersession of its earlier Circular No. 21 of 2015 dated 10.12.2015.
We have heard the rival contentions and perused the materials available on record. It is observed that the demand/ tax effect in the Revenue’s appeal in question is below Rs. 20.00 lacs . Under the powers vested by section. 268A(1) of the I T Act, CBDT has recently issued Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11th July, 2018 (F No. 279/Misc.
142/2007-ITJ(Pt) instructing the authorities below that departmental appeal should not be filed before ITAT where the demand/tax effect does not exceed Rs. 20 lacs. The circular is specifically mentioned to be applicable for all pending appeals.
Subject to some exceptions, it is further directed by CBDT that all the departmental appeals pending before ITAT where the demand/tax effect is not exceeding than 20 lacs should be either withdrawn or not pressed by the departmental representatives.
The present appeal is not covered by any exceptions mentioned in the said CBDT circular. Since the tax demand in dispute in this departmental appeal is below the limit set out by CBDT for the appeal, the appeal of the assessee is not maintainable in view of CBDT Circular No. 3 of 2018 dated 11.07.2018. Accordingly the appeal of the Department is dismissed as not pressed/withdrawn.
In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed.
Order pronounced in the open court on 27th March, 2019.
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