INCOME TAX OFFICER vs. SATISH MADHUKAR DIGHE, NASHIK
In favour of the assessee: the Revenue's appeal was dismissed. From the AI summary of this appeal.
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal held that the appeal was filed in contravention of the CBDT Circular and was therefore deemed to be withdrawn or not pressed. The Revenue was granted liberty to re-institute the appeal if exceptions applied.
What were the facts?
The Revenue filed an appeal before the ITAT against an order passed under section 153C r.w.s. 143(3) of the Income-tax Act. The tax effect in dispute was below the monetary limit prescribed by a subsequent CBDT Circular.
What were the issues?
Whether the appeal filed by the Revenue is maintainable in light of the revised monetary limits for filing appeals as per CBDT Circular No. 3/2018.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, PUNE BENCH “B”, PUNE
आदेश / ORDER
PER SUSHMA CHOWLA, JM:
The appeal filed by Revenue is against order of CIT(A)-1, Nashik, dated 06.10.2016 relating to assessment year 2010-11 against order passed under section 153C r.w.s. 143(3) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (in short „the Act‟).
The CBDT vide Circular No.3/2018, dated 11.07.2018 has revised the monetary limits for filing of appeals by the Department before the Tribunal with retrospective effect. The tax effect in dispute in the captioned appeal is stated
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to be below the monetary limit of ₹ 20.00 lakhs specified in the CBDT Circular dated 11.07.2018 (supra).
In this background, the learned Departmental Representative for the Revenue was required to state his position; he has not referred to any material which would show that the captioned appeal is protected by any of the exceptions provided in para 10 of the Circular (supra).
Without going into the merit of the issues raised in the captioned appeal, this appeal is deemed to be withdrawn/not pressed as its filing is in contravention of the CBDT Circular dated 11.07.2018 (supra). Before parting, we clarify here that the Revenue shall be at liberty to approach the Tribunal for re-institution of appeal, if the requisite material is brought to show that the appeal is protected by the exceptions prescribed in para 10 of the Circular (supra).
In conclusion, by applying the CBDT Circular dated 11.07.2018 (supra), the captioned appeal of the Revenue is dismissed as withdrawn/not pressed.
In the result, the appeal of Revenue is dismissed.
Order pronounced on this 11th day of December, 2018.
Sd/- Sd/- (ANIL CHATURVEDI) (SUSHMA CHOWLA) ऱेखा सदस्य / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER न्याययक सदस्य / JUDICIAL MEMBER ऩुणे / Pune; ददनाांक Dated : 11th December, 2018. GCVSR
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आदेश की प्रयतलऱपप अग्रेपषत/Copy of the Order is forwarded to : 1. अऩीऱाथी / The Appellant; 2. प्रत्यथी / The Respondent; 3. आयकर आयुक्त(अऩीऱ) / The CIT(A)-1, Nashik; 4. The Pr.CIT-1, Nashik; ववबागीय प्रतततनधध, आयकर अऩीऱीय अधधकरण, ऩुणे “फी” / DR 5. ‘B’, ITAT, Pune; 6. गार्ड पाईऱ / Guard file. आदेशािुसार/ BY ORDER, सत्यावऩत प्रतत //True Copy// वररष्ठ तनजी सधिव / Sr. Private Secretary आयकर अऩीऱीय अधधकरण ,ऩुणे / ITAT, Pune
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