COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-II vs. HITACHI HOME AND LIFE SOLUTIONS (INDIA) LTD
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court granted permission to withdraw the appeal as prayed for. The appeal was dismissed as withdrawn. The Court also granted liberty to the Revenue to revive the appeal in case any discrepancy comes to notice at a later stage after the withdrawal, acknowledging that human error cannot be ruled out. The Court did not decide on the merits of the case. No specific finding was made on any substantive issue of income tax law, as the appeal was disposed of on a procedural ground of withdrawal.
What were the facts?
This is a Tax Appeal filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax-II against Hitachi Home and Life Solutions (India) Ltd. The appeal was filed before the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad. The assessment year(s) are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text. The order or action under challenge is the appeal itself. The procedural history is that the Revenue, through learned Senior Standing Counsel, sought to withdraw the appeal. The reason for withdrawal was that the tax effect was below the monetary limit of Rs.50,00,000/- as per CBDT Circular No.3/2018 and the case did not fall under any exceptional clauses. The Revenue also reserved a right to revive the appeal if any discrepancy was found later.
What were the issues?
1. Whether the appeal can be withdrawn by the Revenue on the grounds of tax effect being below the monetary limit prescribed by CBDT Circular No.3/2018, without prejudice to the right to revive the appeal in case of future discrepancies. Assessee's Contention: The judgment does not record any specific contentions from the assessee. The assessee is Hitachi Home and Life Solutions (India) Ltd. Revenue's Contention: The Revenue, through its counsel, submitted a note and a communication from the Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (Judicial) instructing the withdrawal of the appeal. The grounds for withdrawal were that the tax effect was below the monetary limit of Rs.50,00,000/- as per CBDT Circular No.3/2018 and the case did not fall into any exceptional clauses. The Revenue also sought to reserve a right to revive the appeal if any discrepancy was discovered later, acknowledging the possibility of human error.
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ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE HARSHA DEVANI)
Ms. Mauna Bhatt, learned Senior Standing Counsel for the appellant has submitted a note together with a communication dated 29.10.2018 of the Joint Commissioner of Income Tax (Judicial), for Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, instructing her to withdraw the appeal as the tax effect is below the monetary limit of Rs.50,00,000/- and the case does not fall in the exceptional clauses as per the CBDT Circular No.3/2018 dated 11.07.2018, reserving a right to revive the appeal in case any discrepancy comes to notice at a later stage after withdrawal of the appeal as human error cannot be ruled out.
Permission as prayed for is granted. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. (HARSHA DEVANI, J) (A. P. THAKER, J) Vijay
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