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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, MUMBAI BENCHES “A”, MUMBAI
Before: SHRI G.S.PANNU (AM) & SHRI RAM LAL NEGI (JM)
This appeal has been filed by the revenue against order dated 19/09/2013 passed by the Ld CIT(Appeals)-36, Mumbai for the assessment year 2007-08, whereby the Ld. CIT(Appeals) partly allowed the appeal filed by the assessee against assessment order dated 11.11.2009 passed under section 143(3)of the Income Tax Act.
The revenue has challenged the impugned order on following effective grounds:-
(i) Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the Ld. CIT(A) was right in allowing relief to the assessee of Rs.
9,40,000/- after admitting fresh evidence in contravention of Rule 46A of the I. Tax Rules, 1962.
(ii) Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the Ld. CIT(A) was right in allowing relief to the assessee of Rs. 10,38,718/- after admitting fresh evidence in contravention of Rule 46A of the Income Tax Rules, 1962.
Case called for hearing, however, neither the respondent nor his authorized representative appeared. On the other hand the Ld. Departmental Representative (DR) fairly pointed out that the tax effect in this case is below Rs.10,00,000/- and as per the CBDT Circular No. 21 of 2015, dated 10/12/2015, the present appeal is not maintainable.
We find that the issue raised in appeal does not fall under any of the exceptions specified in para 8 of the Circular. Since, it has been specifically clarified in the Circular aforesaid that the instruction will apply retrospectively to all the pending appeals; the present appeal filed by the revenue is not maintainable. We, therefore, dismiss the same in limine.