COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. SAIYED PAPER MILLS LTD

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TAXAP/2408/2010HC GujaratGJHC24046397201007 January 2022Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA,HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE2 pages
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What did the High Court hold?

The Tribunal decided that the appeal is not pressed by the Revenue due to low tax effect, in accordance with Circular No. 17/2019. The circular specifies monetary limits for appeals before various authorities, including High Courts. The appeal was disposed of based on this policy. The Revenue was granted liberty to revive the tax appeal in case of any difficulty. No specific finding on the merits of the original dispute was made as the appeal was not pressed.

What were the facts?

The Commissioner of Income Tax (Revenue) filed a Tax Appeal before the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad against Saiyed Paper Mills Ltd (Assessee). The appeal was notified for an appropriate order due to low tax effect. The Revenue decided not to press the appeal in light of Circular No. 17/2019, dated August 8, 2019, issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes. This circular outlines monetary limits for filing appeals. The appeal was disposed of based on these provisions, with liberty reserved for the Revenue to revive it if any difficulty arose.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed due to low tax effect, as per Circular No. 17/2019? The Revenue argued that the appeal is not pressed in view of the low tax effect, citing Circular No. 17/2019. The Assessee's arguments are not recorded in the judgment.

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C/TAXAP/2408/2010 ORDER DATED: 07/01/2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/TAX APPEAL NO. 2408 of 2010 ========================================================== COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX Versus SAIYED PAPER MILLS LTD ========================================================== Appearance: MR MANISH R. BHATT, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR M R BHATT & CO. (5953) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MRS SWATI SOPARKAR(870) for the Opponent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA and HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE

Date : 07/01/2022

ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA) 1. The Registry has notified the appeal for the purpose of passing an appropriate order. The captioned appeal has been notified because of the low tax effect. The appeal is to be disposed of keeping in mind the Circular No.17/2019, dated 8 th August, 2019 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board Direct Taxes, New Delhi. 2. This tax appeal is not pressed in view of the low tax effect having regard to the Circular No.17/2019, dated 8 th August, 2019 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board Direct Taxes, New Delhi. 3. According to the new policy as reflected from the Circular referred to above, the table for monetary limits is as follows:- Page 1 of 2

C/TAXAP/2408/2010 ORDER DATED: 07/01/2022 Sr. No. Appeals/SLPs in Income-tax matters Monetary Limit (Rs.) 1 Before Appellate Tribunal 50,00,000 2 Before High Court 1,00,00,000 3 Before Supreme Court 2,00,00,000 4. In view of the aforesaid, the appeal is disposed of accordingly. In case of any difficulty, we reserve the liberty for the Revenue to revive the tax appeal. (J. B. PARDIWALA, J) (NISHA M. THAKORE,J) A. B. VAGHELA Page 2 of 2

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