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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ‘A’ BENCH, CHENNAI
Before: SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN & SHRI S. JAYARAMAN
आदेश /O R D E R
PER N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER:
This appeal filed by the Revenue is directed against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) -19, Chennai, dated 03.07.2017 and pertains to assessment year 2011-12. The assessee has filed the cross-objection against the very same order of the CIT(Appeals). Therefore, we heard both the appeal and the cross-objection together and disposing of the same by this common order.
There was a delay of 19 days in filing the appeal by the Revenue. The Revenue has filed a petition for condonation of delay. We heard the Ld. D.R. and the Ld.counsel for the assessee.
We find that there was sufficient cause for not filing the appeal before the stipulated time. Therefore, we condone the delay and admit the appeal.
When the appeal was taken up for hearing, Shri AR.V.
Sreenivasan, the Ld. Departmental Representative very fairly submitted that the tax effect in this case is less than ₹20 lakhs. In view of the above, this Tribunal is of the considered opinion that the appeal is not maintainable in view of the circular issued by the CBDT fixing monetary limit for filing appeal before this Tribunal.
Now coming to the cross-objection filed by the assessee, the only effective ground is with regard to disallowance of expenditure for providing modern kitchen in the flat as cost of acquisition.
Referring to the assessment order, Shri G. Baskar, the Ld.counsel for the assessee, submitted that the cost of modern kitchen has to be considered as cost of asset, therefore, the CIT(Appeals) is not justified in confirming the order of the Assessing Officer.
We heard the Ld. D.R. also. Both the authorities below rejected the claim of the assessee on the ground that there was no evidence available on record for providing modern kitchen. Even before this Tribunal, no evidence is produced for providing modern kitchen after purchase of flat. Therefore, this Tribunal do not find any reason to interfere with the order of the lower authority and accordingly the same is confirmed.
In the result, both the appeal of the Revenue and the cross- objection of the assessee stand dismissed.