The Commissioner of Income Tax-III vs. VST Industries Limited
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Department. This was based on the CBDT's circular that sets monetary limits for filing appeals to reduce litigation.
What were the facts?
The Income Tax Department filed an appeal before the High Court against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. The tax effect in the instant appeal was below the monetary limit prescribed by the CBDT for filing appeals.
What were the issues?
Whether the appeal filed by the Revenue is maintainable before the High Court given the monetary limits prescribed by the CBDT for filing appeals.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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[ 33861 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry THREE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. LAXMI NARAYANA INCOME TAX TRIBUNAL APPEAL No: 771 0F 2006 lncome Tax Tribunal Appeal Under Section 260A of the lncome Tax Act, '1961 arising out of the order of the lncome-Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench ' B ' Hyderabad, in ITA No.1237lHydl2O1S, for Assessmentyear 2OO2-2OO3 dated: 1 2-05-2006 preferred against the Order of the Commissioner of lncome Tax , (Appeals)-lV, Hyderabad, Appeat No.S7lACtT-3(4yCtT(A)-tV/05-06, dated:10-10- 2005, preferred against the order of the Assistant commissioner of lncome Tax, Circle -3(4), Hyderabad, P.A.N / G.t.R No. AAACV6799C / V-i 78, dated 30-03-2005. Between: The Assistant Commissioner of lncome Tax-lll, Hyderabad ...APPELLANT AND VST lndustries Limited, Azambad, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: SRI J.V. PRASAD, SC FOR INCOME TAX Counsel for the Respondent: SRI P. RAJENDER REDDY The Court delivered the following: JUDGMENT
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSEY AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. LA)OII NARAYANA I.T.T.A. No.771 of 20O6 JUDGMENT (per Hon'bLe Si Jttstice P-SAM KOSHY) Heard Sri J. \/. Prasad, learncd Senior Standing Counsel appearing for the appellant. 2. This appeal under Section 2604 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, has been preferred by the Revenut: as the appcllant against the order dt. 12.05.2006 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tril>ur-ral, Hyderabad Bench 'A', Hyderabarl, in I.T.A.No 1237 lHydl2OO5 for thc Assessment Year 2002-03. 3. Central Board of Direct Taxcs (CBDT) has issued Circular No IT of 2019 dt.08.O8.2019, amending the previous Circular No.3 of 2018 dt. 11.07.2018, by further enhancir-rg the monetary limits for filing appeals by the Income Tax l)epartment br:lbrc the Income Tax Appellate Tribunals, High Courts and Su,preme Court zts a measure for reducing litigation. ln paragraph 2 of the r;aid Circular, rve find that the monctary limit fixed for trling an appea-l before the High Court is Rs.1-OO crore. 4. tn the instant appeal, tax elfr:ct is well below the monetar)'hmit- 5. Therefore, the appeal hled trl'the Department is dismissed in terms of the aforcsaid Circuku No. 17 of 20l9 dt.08.O8.2019. However, if the appeal comcs within the ex<:eption under p:tragraph 10 of Circular No.3 o[ 20 18, it I I
z would be open to the Income Tax Department to seek rerrival of the appeal No order as to costs 6 Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/.K.SRINIVASA RAO JOINT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER 1. The lncome-Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench ' B ' Hyderabad' 2. The Commissioner of lncome Tax , (AppealsflV, Hyderabad' 3. The Assistant Commissioner of lncome Tax, Circle -3(4), Hyderabad' 4. One CC to SRI J.V. PRASAD, SC FOR INCOME TAX [OPUC] 5. One CC to SRI P. RAJENDER REDDY, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CD CoPies \ t To, kam 6
HIGH COURT PSK,J & LNA,J DATED:0910812023 JUDGMENT ITTA.No.771 ot 2006 ,.r,,,.;,(1-:r"ii; 15 Ttt ?ffi ') i -i lai .l ,.1 il'], i: ,\ i., ) ',(., THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED @t^' e\n\a?
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