THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. M/S BAL PHARMA LTD
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court noted that the tax effect in the appeal was below the specified limit. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed in accordance with the CBDT circular.
What were the facts?
The Revenue filed an appeal before the High Court. The tax effect in the appeal was below the enhanced monetary limit for filing appeals, as per a CBDT circular.
What were the issues?
Whether the appeal should be dismissed based on the revised monetary limit for appeals specified in a 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.240/2013
BETWEEN
THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX C R BUILDING, QUEENS ROAD, BANGALORE.
THE INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD – 16[1] NO.59, HMT BHAVAN, 4TH FLOOR, BELLARY ROAD, GANGANAGAR BANGALORE … APPELLANTS (BY SRI K V ARAVIND, ADV.)
AND
M/S. BAL PHARMA LTD., NO.10/1, 5TH FLOOR, LAXMINARAYAN COMPLEX, PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 052 ... RESPONDENT
(BY M/S. S. PARTHASARATHI, ADV., & MS. JINITHA CHATTERJEE, ADV.,)
2 THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SEC.260-A OF INCOME TAX ACT 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDERS PASSED BY THE ITAT, BANGALORE IN ITA NO.1265/BANG/2011 DATED:4/1/2013 CONFIRMING THE ORDER OF THE APPELLATE COMMISSIONER AND CONFIRM THE ORDER PASSED BY THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD – 16[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that the same will apply retrospectively to pending appeals also, which, if below the specified tax limits, may be withdrawn/not pressed.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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