DCIT, NEW DELHI vs. M/S SHREY INFRADEVELOPERS PVT LTD., NEW DELHI

The present appeal has been filed by the Revenue assailing the correctness of the order dated 26.08.2015 of CIT(A)-27, New Delhi pertaining to 2011-12 assessment year.

It was a common stand of the parties before the Bench that the tax effect in the present appeal is well below Rs.10 lakh. We have considered the material available on record. We find that the appeal has been preferred by the Revenue in violation of Circular No.21/2015 dated 10th December, 2015 of CBDT. By the aforesaid circular the pecuniary limit for filing the appeal before the ITAT has been prescribed beyond Rs.10 lakh. Para 3 of the aforesaid Circular has been made applicable vide para 10 retrospectively. Considering the settled legal precedent that the Board’s instructions or directions issued to the Income Tax Authorities u/s 268A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 are binding on the authorities, we hold that the appeal is non-maintainable.