THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. M/S ADECCO INDIA PVT LTD
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court noted that a CBDT circular enhanced the monetary limit for filing appeals to the High Court. Since the tax effect in this appeal was below the new limit, the appeal was dismissed.
What were the facts?
The Revenue filed an appeal before the High Court against an ITAT order. The tax effect in the present appeal was below the enhanced monetary limit for filing appeals.
What were the issues?
Whether the appeal filed by the Revenue is maintainable given the revised monetary limits for filing appeals as per CBDT circular.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2015
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE VINEET SARAN
AND
THE HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE S SUJATHA
ITA NO.511/2014 BETWEEN
THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX
C.R. BUILDING,
QUEENS ROAD
BANGALORE
THE DY. COMMISSIONER
OF INCOME-TAX
CIRCLE – 11[1],
RASHTROTHANA BHAVAN
NRUPATHUNGA ROAD
BANGALORE – 560 001 …APPELLANTS (BY SRI K.V. ARAVIND, ADV.,)
AND
M/S. ADECCO INDIA PVT. LTD., [FORMERLY, ADECCO PEOPLE INDIA LTD.,] 2, SAI DEEP SHRINIDHI, NAL WIND TUNNEL ROAD MURUGESHPALYA BANGALORE – 560 017
…RESPONDENT
(BY M/S. K.S. RAMABHADRAN & BALRAM R. RAO, ADVS.,)
THIS APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 260- A OF INCOME TAX ACT 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE ITAT, BANGALORE, IN ITA NO.791/BANG/2013 DATED 17.07.2014 AND CONFIRM THE ORDER OF THE APPELLATE COMMISSIONER CONFIRMING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE – 11[1], BANGALORE.
THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, VINEET SARAN J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
Learned counsel for the appellants-Revenue has placed before us a recent Circular No.21/2015 dated 10.12.2015, issued by the Central Board of Direct taxes, wherein the monetary limit of the tax effect for filing appeals before the High Court has been enhanced from Rs.10 lacs to Rs.20 lacs. In paragraph-10 of the said Circular, it has been clarified that the same will apply retrospectively to pending appeals also, which, if below the specified tax limits, may be withdrawn/not pressed.
Learned counsel for the appellants has stated that the tax effect in the present appeal is below the specified limit of Rs.20 lacs.
Accordingly, in view of the Circular No.21/2015 dated 10.12.2015, the tax effect in this appeal being less than Rs.20 lacs, the appeal stands dismissed.
Sd/- JUDGE
Sd/- JUDGE
AN/-
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