COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX,RAIPUR vs. MAKHAN LAL GUPTA, DHAMTARI

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ITA/91/2003HC ChhattisgarhCGHC01006153200307 July 2009Author: HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE DHIRENDRA MISHRA,HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RANGNATH CHANDRAKAR4 pages
AI SummaryDismissed

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court decided not to go into the merits of the case. It considered the submission by the Revenue's counsel regarding the total tax effect of all three appeals amounting to Rs. 1,15,313/-, which was below the minimum monetary limit of Rs. 2,00,000/- prescribed by the CBDT Instruction No. 1979 dated 27.03.2000 for filing appeals before the High Court. The Court also noted the negligible tax effect of these appeals. Consequently, the Court dismissed all three appeals on the ground of negligible tax effect, without deciding the substantive issues regarding the classification of income. The operative direction was to dismiss the appeals.

What were the facts?

The assessee, Shri Makhan Lal Gupta, proprietor of M/s Kanchan Metal Industries, declared rent received from a leased portion of his factory premises as income from business. The Income Tax Department, through assessments under Section 147 for relevant assessment years, reclassified this income as income from house property. The assessee appealed to the CIT (Appeals), which dismissed the appeal. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, however, allowed the assessee's appeal, setting aside the orders of both the CIT (Appeals) and the Assessing Officer. The Revenue (Commissioner of Income Tax, Raipur) then filed three appeals (I.T.A. Nos. 71/2003, 90/2003, and 91/2003) before the High Court of Judicature at Bilaspur against the Tribunal's order dated 12.05.2003.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the High Court should entertain appeals filed by the Revenue when the total tax effect is below the monetary limit prescribed by the CBDT? Assessee's Contention: The Revenue's counsel submitted that the tax effect in these three appeals is Rs. 57,837/-, Rs. 10,120/-, and Rs. 47,356/- for assessment years 1994-95, 1997-98, and 1996-97 respectively, totaling Rs. 1,15,313/-. This amount is less than the minimum monetary limit of Rs. 2,00,000/- fixed by the CBDT vide Instruction No. 1979 dated 27.03.2000 for filing appeals before the High Court. Revenue's Contention: The judgment does not record any specific contention from the Revenue regarding the merits of the case. The Revenue is the appellant, and its counsel's submission focused on the tax effect.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 147,Section 260A

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Tim W WWW 64K . TTP 31/ WW W 200$ N Shri GN‘ Purohit, Senior Advocate with Shri Anand Dadariya, ccunsels for the 'espondent Oral Ordeer (Passed on 8th‘" of July, 2009) wPer Dhirendra Mishra, J:~ [.T.A. Nos.71 /2003, 90/2003, and 91/2003 are being disposed of bv a Gammon order as these appeals are irected against the order dated 12052003 passed by the income Tax A' peiiate Tribunai (henceforth the ‘Tribunai’). whereby three separate ap‘ eals filed by the reepondent/ assessee have been aliowed bv the Tri unai and the order of ihe CIT (Appeals) has been set aside. For the pu poses of this order, reference is made to the facts of l.T.A. No.71 [2003 i 1(2) Briefly stated, the facts of the ase are that the respondeht/ assessee is engaged in the business of rass gensfs The respondent! assessee had let out a part of the factory premises on lease and the rent received in respect of the factory premis s was declared as income from bustness in the returns med for all the ssessment years. The returns iwere adoepted under the provisions of S ction 143 (1 (a) However in :the assessments under Section 147 of the Act for the relevant lassessment years the income was treated as income from the house *prooeitv t in place of income from business claimed bv the assessee The ‘assessee t preferred an appeal before the CIT (Appeals) The appeai of the assessee was dismissed by the CIT (Appeals) However the Tribunal allowmo the appeal of the assessee has set aside the orders of (the glT (Appeals) as well as the Assessmg Officer. r Kg 37%? W i K ‘5 H d?" v m g ’I‘ W ,ITW ; W21? afga A?! a: a; W 37m: “*’ T ; Present: Shri S. Rajeshwar Rao, counsel forthe appeiiant.

K$ 33:4.Q1E Q, BE J31 «c‘ Fla Enqq mm ? .A../ @i mo WETWww V: i mWm‘?%‘F€€TW 73 — %: W 311% f ! l (3) Shri GN. Purohit: 1eamed Se ior Advocate for the respondent at invoived in ail these three appeals is iess thanthe monetary Iimit of RS2. 0,000/— fixed bythe Centra! Board of Direct Taxes (henceforth the ‘Boa ) vide its Instruction No1979 dated 27‘032000, wherein it is provided th t minimum monetary limit for ming an appeal before the High Court is Rs 2:O0,000I-. the out set submitted that the tax eff counsel for the appellant submits that the tax effect in all these three a peals is to the tune of Rs.57,837/—1 Rs.10,120/: and Rs.47,356/- in the a sessment years 199495, 1997~98 and 1996—97 respectively. Thus, the otal tax effect involved in aii these three appeals is Rsr1,15,3‘l3/-, which is less than the minimum monetary limit nxed by the Board. (4) Shri S. Rajeshwar Rao‘ learn (6) Having heard learned counset or the parties, having regard to the instruction No.1979 dated 27.03200 of the Board/wherein the minimum monetary limit for tiling appeal before the High Court at the relevant time has been fixed at Rs.2,00,000/— and onsidering the negligible tax effect of all these three appeals. we do no deem it necessary to go into the Pdya g e r ’ merits of the case. Accordingly, W dismiss all these appeals having nediigible tax effect. i Sd/— \ Dhirendra Mishra R.N. Chandrakar Judge .u i Judge

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