THE COMMISSIONER OF WEALTH TAX vs. MRS ASHA LATHA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE Dated this the 22nd day of June, 2012 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N KUMAR AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH R.P. No. 531 of 2011 IN WTA No. 7 of 2007 BETWEEN: 1. The Commissioner of Wealth Tax Central Circle C.R. Building Queens Road Bangalore 2. The Wealth Tax Officer Ward-1(2) C.R. Building Queens Road Bangalore …Petitioners (By Sri K.V. Aravind, Advocate) AND: Mrs. Asha Latha No.001

2 Maria Residency Wheeler Road Cookes Town Bangalore-560 005 …Respondent This Review Petition is filed under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act R/w Section 114 of CPC, praying for review of the order dated 16-08-2011 passed in WTA No. 7 of 2007, on the file of the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore. This Review Petition coming on for orders this day, N KUMAR J., made the following:- O R D E R The Revenue is seeking to review the order passed by this Court on 16.8.2011 whereunder this Court dismissed the appeal on the ground that the net tax effect was less than Rs.4,00,000/-, as instruction No. 2/2005 prescribes a monetary limit of Rs.4,00,000/- for preferring an appeal. 2. It is not in dispute that the net tax effect in the appeal was less than Rs.4,00,000/-. But, the contention is that this liability of payment of tax is recurring in nature and therefore the instruction is not applicable. Therefore, they seek for review of the order passed by this Court.

3 3. We do not see any merit in the said contention. As long as the tax liability is less than Rs.4,00,000/-, merely because it is of a recurring nature, is no ground to deny the benefit of the said circular to the assessee. In fact, it is clear that the principles of res judicata is not attracted to tax jurisprudence which is also made manifest by Section 268A of the Income Tax Act. Therefore, this review petition is dismissed. In that view of the matter, we do not see any justification to condone the delay. Accordingly, I.A.I/2012 for condonation of delay is also dismissed. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- JUDGE ckl