ITO, WARD-4, KARNAL vs. SHYAM JEE LUMBERS P.LTD, KARNAL

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ITA 3858/DEL/2019Status: DisposedITAT Delhi28 August 2019AY 2015-162 pages

In favour of the assessee: the Revenue's appeal was dismissed. From the AI summary of this appeal.

AI SummaryDismissed

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the appeal filed by the Revenue was not maintainable. This was based on the CBDT Circular No. 17/2019, which raised the monetary limit for filing appeals to Rs. 50 lakhs, and a subsequent clarification that this limit applied to pending appeals.

What were the facts?

The Revenue filed an appeal before the ITAT against an order of the CIT(A). The tax effect involved in the appeal was below Rs. 50 lakhs. The assessee did not appear for the hearing.

What were the issues?

The primary issue was the maintainability of the Revenue's appeal before the ITAT in light of the revised monetary limits prescribed by the CBDT for filing appeals.

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCH : B : NEW DELHI

Before: SHRI R.K. PANDA & MS SUCHITRA KAMBLE

For Respondent: Ms Naina Soin Kapil, Sr. DR
Hearing: 23.08.2019Pronounced: 28.08.2019

ORDER

PER R.K. PANDA, AM:

1.

This appeal filed by the Revenue is directed against the order dated 28.02.2019 of the CIT(A), Karnal, relating to assessment year 2015-16.

2.

None appeared on behalf of the assessee. Since the tax effect involved in the grounds raised by the Revenue is below Rs.50 lakhs, therefore, this appeal was taken for hearing.

3.

A perusal of the record shows that tax effect involved in the grounds raised by the Revenue is below Rs.50 lakhs. The CBDT, vide Circular No.17/2019 dated 8th August, 2019 has raised the monetary limit for filing of appeal by the Revenue before the Tribunal to Rs.50 lakhs. Vide Notification dated 20th August, 2019 it has been clarified that the revised monetary limit so mentioned in the Circular No.17/2019 is applicable even to pending appeals. Since, in the instant case, admittedly, the tax effect involved in the grounds raised by the Revenue is below Rs.50 lakhs, therefore, in view of the CBDT Circular No.17/2019 dated 8th August, 2019 and the subsequent clarification by the CBDT on 20th August, 2019 to the effect that the said Circular is applicable even to pending appeals, the appeal filed by the Revenue is not maintainable. Accordingly, the same is dismissed.

4.

In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed. The decision was pronounced in the open court on 28.08.2019.

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