COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-III vs. NET VISION WEB TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD

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TAXAP/526/2011HC GujaratGJHC24045054201109 September 2019Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA,HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.C. RAO2 pages

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What did the High Court hold?

The High Court held that the Tax Appeal was not pressed by the appellant (Revenue) in view of Circular No. 17/2019, dated August 8, 2019. This circular establishes revised monetary limits for appeals, with appeals before the High Court having a monetary limit of Rs. 1,00,00,000. Since the tax effect in this case was low, the appeal was disposed of accordingly. The court reserved the liberty for the Revenue to revive the tax appeal in case of any difficulty. The specific tax effect amount was not recorded in the judgment, nor were the merits of the original assessment or any specific IT Act sections discussed beyond the context of the circular's monetary limits.

What were the facts?

The Gujarat High Court was considering a Tax Appeal filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax-III against Net Vision Web Technologies Pvt Ltd. The appeal was notified for passing an appropriate order due to a low tax effect. The court was to dispose of the appeal in light of Circular No. 17/2019, dated August 8, 2019, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes. This circular outlines revised monetary limits for filing appeals. The appeal was not pressed by the appellant in view of this circular and the associated monetary limits.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the appeal should be dismissed due to low tax effect in light of Circular No. 17/2019? (Question of law) Assessee's contentions: The assessee's representative was not recorded as appearing. However, the judgment indicates the appeal was not pressed by the appellant (Revenue). Revenue's contentions: The Revenue, through its counsel Mrs. Mauna M. Bhatt, did not press the appeal. This decision was based on Circular No. 17/2019, which sets monetary limits for appeals. The appeal was deemed to have a low tax effect, falling below the threshold for appeals before the High Court as per the new policy.

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C/TAXAP/526/2011 ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/TAX APPEAL NO. 526 of 2011 ========================================================== COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-III Versus NET VISION WEB TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD ========================================================== Appearance: MRS MAUNA M BHATT(174) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 RULE UNSERVED(68) for the Opponent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.B.PARDIWALA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.C. RAO

Date : 09/09/2019

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 8th 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 8th 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/526/2011 ORDER Sr. No. Appeals/SLPs in Incometax 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) (A. C. RAO, J) aruna Page 2 of 2

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