COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, KOL - II, KOL vs. ORANGE SECURITIES PVT LTD.
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court noted the submission by the revenue's counsel that the tax effect in the instant appeal was below the threshold limit as per the CBDT circular. Consequently, the Court held that the revenue could not pursue the appeal further on this ground. Accordingly, the appeal was dismissed. The substantial questions of law, which had been previously framed by the Court, were expressly left undecided. The reasoning for dismissal was solely based on the low tax effect, rendering a decision on the merits of the substantial questions unnecessary.
What were the facts?
The appeal was filed by the revenue (Commissioner of Income Tax, Kolkata-II) under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, against an order dated May 24, 2011, passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Kolkata Bench. The appeal pertains to assessment year 2003-04 and concerns ITA Nos. 1913 & 1914/Kol/2010. The assessee is Orange Securities Pvt. Ltd. The substantial questions of law were framed by the High Court on March 12, 2012. The revenue's counsel submitted that the tax effect in the appeal was below the threshold limit stipulated by the CBDT circular.
What were the issues?
1. Whether the appeal is maintainable given the tax effect below the CBDT threshold limit. The revenue argued that the appeal could not be pursued further due to the tax effect being below the threshold limit as per the CBDT circular. The judgment does not record any specific arguments from the assessee on this point, nor does it detail the substantial questions of law that were framed by the court, other than noting their existence and that they were left open.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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O-3 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA SPECIAL JURISDICTION (INCOME TAX) ORIGINAL SIDE ITA/37/2012 COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, KOLKATA-II, KOLKATA VS. ORANGE SECURITIES PVT. LTD. BEFORE : THE HON’BLE JUSTICE T.S. SIVAGNANAM And THE HON’BLE JUSTICE HIRANMAY BHATTACHARYYA Date : 17th November, 2022 Appearance : Mr. Soumen Bhattacharjee, Adv. …for the appellant The Court : This appeal at the instance of the revenue under Section 260A of the Income Tax, 1961 (the Act) is directed against the order dated May 24, 2011 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “A” Bench, Kolkata in ITA Nos. 1913 & 1914/Kol/2010 for the assessment year 2003-04. Mr. Soumen Bhattacharjee, learned standing counsel representing the appellant/revenue, submits that the tax effect in the instant appeal is below the threshold limit as per the CBDT circular. In view thereof, the revenue cannot pursue the appeal any further. Accordingly, the appeal stands dismissed on the ground of low tax effect.
2 The substantial questions of law already framed by this Court by order dated March 12, 2012 are left open. (T.S. SIVAGNANAM, J.)
(HIRANMAY BHATTACHARYYA, J.) SN. AR(CR)
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