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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCH: ‘E’: NEW DELHI
Before: SMT. DIVA SINGH & SH. O.P. KANT
Appellant by Sh. P.D. Kanunjna, Sr.DR Respondent by None Date of hearing 10.03.2016 Date of pronouncement 22.03.2016 ORDER PER O.P. KANT, A.M.: This appeal by the Revenue is directed against the order of learned Commissioner of Income Tax(Appeals) dated 10.09.2015 in relation to assessment year 2001-02.
There is no appearance from the side of the assessee despite notice. We have heard the ld. DR and perused the relevant material on record. It is noticed that the CBDT has issued Circular No. 21 of 2015 dated 10.12.2015 with retrospective effect, revising the monetary limit to Rs.10,00,000/- for not filing appeals before the Tribunal. The ld. Sr. Departmental Representative, although supported the order of the Assessing Officer, but could not Rs.10,00,000/-.
From para 10 of the above Circular, it is palpable that the Instruction is applicable to the pending appeals also with retrospective effect and there is a clear-cut direction to the Department to withdraw or not press such appeals filed before the ITAT, wherein tax effect is less than Rs.10,00,000/-. Going by the prescription of the afore-noted Circular, we are of the view that the Revenue should have either not filed the instant appeal before the Tribunal or withdrawn the same as the tax effect in this appeal is admittedly less than the prescribed limit i.e. Rs. 10,00,000/- for not filing the appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the instant appeal without going into merits of the case.
In the result, the appeal of the Revenue stands dismissed. The decision is pronounced in the open court on 22nd March, 2016.