DCIT, NEW DELHI vs. M/S. SAHARA NET CORPORATION LTD., MUMBAI

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ITA 4831/DEL/2014Status: DisposedITAT Delhi12 July 2018AY 2010-113 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 dismissed the Revenue's appeal based on CBDT Circular No. 3/2018, which revised the monetary limit for filing appeals before the ITAT to Rs. 20 lakhs. The circular also directed withdrawal or non-pressing of pending appeals below this limit.

What were the facts?

The Revenue filed an appeal against the CIT(A)'s order deleting an addition of Rs. 51,67,917/- made by the AO on account of sundry balances written off. The appeal was filed for assessment year 2010-11.

What were the issues?

Whether the Revenue's appeal, filed for an amount below the revised monetary limit stipulated by CBDT Circular No. 3/2018, should be dismissed.

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI ‘D’ BENCH,

For Appellant: Shri Dinesh Verma, Adv, Shri Mandeep Singh, CA
Hearing: 12.07.2018Pronounced: 12.07.2018

PER N.K. BILLAIYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER,

1.

This appeal by the Revenue is directed against the order dated 10.06.2014 of Commissioner of Income Tax[Appeals] - I, New Delhi pertaining to assessment year 2010-11.

2.

The solitary grievance of the Revenue is that the ld. CIT(A) erred in deleting the addition of Rs. 51,67,917/- made by the AO on account of sundry balances written off.

3.

This appeal by the Revenue has to be dismissed in the light of the CBDT Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11.07.2018 by which the Board has revised the monetary limit for filing of appeals by the department before the ITAT and the monetary limit has been fixed at Rs. 20 lakhs. The Board at Clause 13 of the said Circular has clarified as under:

“This Circular will apply to SLPs/appeals/cross objections/references to be filed henceforth in Supreme Court/High Court/Tribunal and it shall also apply retrospectively to pending SLPs/appeals/cross objections/references. The pending appeals below the specified tax limit in para 3 above may be withdrawn/not pressed.”

4.

In the light of the aforesaid CBDT Circular, the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed.

5.

In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed.

The order is pronounced in the open court on 12.07.2018.

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