CIT vs M/S Vanshee Builders and | Karnataka High Court 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL 2021

PRESENT

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE

AND

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL

I.T.A. NO.209 OF 2013 BETWEEN:

COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX

BANGALORE-III

BANGALORE.

INCOME TAX OFFICER

WARD 12(2), BANGALORE. .... APPELLANTS (BY MR. JEEVAN J. NEERALGI, ADV.,)

AND:

M/S. VANSHEE BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS P. LTD., NO.684, 9TH MAIN, 1ST STAGE INDIRANAGAR, BANGALORE-560034. ... RESPONDENT (BY MR. A. SHANKAR, SR. COUNSEL A/W MR. RAVISHANKAR, ADV., FOR MR. M. LAVA, ADV.,) - - - THIS I.T.A. IS FILED UNDER SEC. 260-A OF INCOME TAX ACT 1961, ARISING OUT OF ORDER DATED 07.12.2012 PASSED ITA NO.386/BANG/2012, FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09, PRAYING TO (i) FORMULATE THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF LAW STATED THEREIN. (ii) ALLOW THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE ITAT, BANGALORE IN ITA NO.386/BANG/2012 DATED 07.12.2012.

THIS I.T.A. COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ALOK ARADHE J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Sri. A. Shankar, learned Senior Counsel along with Sri. Ravishankar, learned counsel for Sri. M Lava, learned counsel for the assessee.

Sri. Jeevan J. Neeralgi, learned counsel for the revenue.

This appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 has been field by the revenue against the order dated 07.12.2012 of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bengaluru.

When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the assessee submitted that the appeal may be entertained in view of the circular dated 08.08.2019 issued by the Government of India, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Judicial Section as in the instant case, it is less than Rupees One Crore.

The aforesaid submission could not be disputed by the learned counsel for the revenue.

In view of the circular dated 08.08.2019, the appeal is dismissed on the ground of monetary limit.

Sd/- JUDGE

Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-

COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. M/S VANSHEE BUILDERS AND