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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8204-DB ITA No. 100007 of 2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.100007 OF 2021 BETWEEN:
THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, NAVANAGAR, HUBLI.
THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE-1, GULBARGA. …APPELLANTS (BY SMT. ROOPA ANAVEKAR, ADVOCATE AND SRI. M.THIRUMALESH, ADVOCATE)
AND:
M/S. KRISHNA GRAMEENA BANK, HEAD OFFICE- KUSANOOR ROAD, P.B. NO.4, GULBARAG-585105, PAN: AAGFK6964K, NOW MERGED WITH: KARNATAKA GRAMIN BANK, BALLARI, PAN: AAGAK4198N.
…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. H.R. KAMBIYAVAR, ADVOCATE AND SMT. PATRI SHASHIKALA, ADVOCATE)
THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 260A OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO FORMULATE THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTION OF LAW AS STATED ABOVE AND ALLOW THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, B-BENCH BENGALURU, IN ITA NO.522/BANG/2018, DATED 16.10.2020 FOR THE A/Y 2011-12 MARKED AS ANNEXURE-A AND CONFIRM THE ORDER DATED 28.02.2014 PASSED BY THE ASST. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX OFFICER, CIRCLE-1, GULBARGA FOR THE A.Y 2011-12 AS ENCLOSED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE C AND ETC.,.
Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8204-DB ITA No. 100007 of 2021
THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K V ARAVIND
ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.DEVDAS)
It is noticed that the tax effect in this appeal is less than ₹2 Crores and therefore, the appeal would not be maintainable at the instance of the revenue in view of the Circular No.09/2024 dated 17.09.2024 issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes. It is also submitted that the aforesaid Circular binds the revenue. 2. On the other hand, learned counsel for the revenue submits that he be granted liberty to revive the appeal in case the matter falls within the exceptions under the aforesaid Circular dated 17.09.2024 and Circular No.5/2024 dated 15.03.2024. 3. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the appeal is disposed of with liberty as prayed for by the learned counsel for
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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8204-DB ITA No. 100007 of 2021
the revenue. However, the question of law is kept open to be adjudicated in an appropriate proceeding.
Sd/- (R.DEVDAS) JUDGE
Sd/- (K V ARAVIND) JUDGE
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