THE DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX vs. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

ON THE 31ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH

AND

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI

INCOME TAX APPEAL NO. 164 OF 2011

BETWEEN:

1 . THE DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX INTERNATIONAL TAXATION RASHTROTHANA BHAVAN NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU

2 . THE INCOME-TAX OFFICER INTERNATIONAL TAXATION WARD-1(1) RASHTROTHANA BHAVAN NRUPATHUNGA ROAD BENGALURU ... APPELLANTS

(BY SRI: DILIP, ADVOCATE FOR SRI: K.V.ARAVIND, ADVOCATE)

AND:

THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER NO.1, CAUVERY DIVISION

2 M/S BENGALURU WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD NO.720, 46TH CROSS 8TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BENGALURU- 560 070 ... RESPONDENT

(BY SRI: B.S.BALACHANDRAN, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI: P.DINESH, ADVOCATE)

THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 260-A OF INCOME TAX ACT 1961, ARISING OUT OF ORDER DATED 04.01.2011, PASSED IN ITA NO.1073/BANG/2008, FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2003- 2004, PRAYING THIS HON'BLE COURT TO (i) FORMULATE THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF LAW STATED THEREIN (ii) ALLOW THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, BENGALURU IN ITA NO.1073/BANG/2008 DATED 04.01.2011 AND CONFIRM THE ORDER OF THE APPELLATE COMMISSIONER CONFIRMING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL TAXATION, WARD-1(1), BENGALURU, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

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THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL COMING ON HEARING FOR THIS DAY, RAVI MALIMATH J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The learned counsel for the appellants submit that the appeal is not maintainable in view of the monetary limits in terms of Circular No.17 of 2019 dated 08.08.2019

3 passed by Director (ITJ), Central Board Direct Taxes, New Delhi.

Sd/-

Sd/- JUDGE

JUDGE

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