ACIT CORPORATE CIRCLE 6(1), CHENNAI vs. SHRIRAM EPC LIMITED, CHENNAI

All the four appeals filed by the Revenue relating to same assessee are directed against two different orders of the ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) 15, Chennai dated 26.02.2018 relevant to the assessment years 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-2009.

At the time of hearing the ld. Counsel for the assessee has submitted that the tax effect in these appeals filed by the Revenue are less than the monetary limit of ₹.50,00,000/- fixed by the CBDT to file an appeal by the Revenue before the Tribunal as per the CBDT Circular No. 17/2019, dated 08.08.2019. The ld. DR fairly conceded the submissions made by the ld. Counsel for the assessee. Being so, the Revenue authorities are precluded from filing the appeal before the Tribunal, since the tax effect is less than ₹.50,00,000/- in these appeals. Accordingly, the appeals filed by the Revenue are dismissed as un-admitted.

In the result, all the appeals filed by the Revenue are dismissed. Order pronounced on the 17th October, 2019 at Chennai.