THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. M/S GE BE PVT LTD

1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE 08TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2012 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE K. SREEDHAR RAO AND

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE B.V.PINTO

INCOME-TAX APPEAL NO.536/2007

BETWEEN

BANGALORE.

... APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. K V ARAVIND, ADV.) AND

M/S GE BE PVT LTD NO.60, EPIP WHITE FIELD BANGALORE.

... RESPONDENT

(BY SRI. S PARTHASARATHI, ADV.)

THIS ITA IS FILED U/S.260-A OF I.T.ACT, 1961 ARISING OUT OF ORDER DATED 14-02-2007 PASSED IN ITA NO.3624/BANG/2004 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR

2 2001-02, PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO:

I. FORMULATE THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF LAW STATED THEREIN, II. ALLOW THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE ITAT, BANGALORE IN ITA NO.3624/BANG/2004 DATED 14-02-2007 CONFIRMING THE ORDER OF THE APPELLATE COMMISSIONER & CONFIRM THE ORDER PASSED BY THE ASST.COMMISSIONER OF TAX, CIRCLE-11(2), BANGALORE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS ITA IS COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING THIS DAY, SREEDHAR RAO J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:-

J U D G M E N T

The mandatory limit in this appeal is less than Rs.10 lakhs. This Court in the case of CIT Vs. RANKA AND RANKA in 72 DTR 270 (KAR), has held that the Circular No.3/2011 which prescribes the mandatory limits of Rs.10 lakhs for filing appeal by the Revenue applies to pending appeal and also has prospective effect. Thus, rejected the contention of the Revenue on the ground that the said Circular has only prospective effect and does not apply to pending appeals. The Revenue has preferred SLP before the Supreme Court in

3 SLP No.27468/2012 pending decision. In view of the decision of the Court in Ranka and Ranka case, the appeal is to be dismissed on the ground of mandatory limit. If the Revenue succeeds in the SLP pending before the Supreme Court, the appellants are at liberty to make an application for revival of the appeal for disposal on merits. Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of.

Sd/- JUDGE

Sd/- JUDGE

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