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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “G” BENCH, MUMBAI
Before: SHRI C.N. PRASAD & SHRI RAMIT KOCHAR
O R D E R
PER C.N. PRASAD, JM:
This appeal is filed by the Revenue against the order of the Ld. CIT(A)-15, Mumbai dated 18.03.2014 pertaining to assessment year 2005-06.
2. The grounds raised by the Revenue read as under:
“1. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case as well as law, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in confirming the action of Ld. Assessing Officer in reopening the assessment completed u/s. 143(3) of the I.T. Act, 1961 without considering the facts and circumstances of the case.
2. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case as well as law, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in confirming the action of Ld. Assessing Officer in disallowing the Repairs & Maintenance Expenses incurred by the appellant amounting to Rs. 7,00,000/- on the ground that the same were not pertaining to the appellant company without appreciating the facts and circumstances of the case”.
3. Before going into the merits of the case, we consider CBDT’s latest instructions vide Circular No.21/2015 dated 10/12/2015, the relevant portion of which read as under:-
“ Circular No. 21/2015 F No 279/Misc. 142/2007-ITJ (Pt) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board Direct Taxes New Delhi the 10th December, 2015
Subject: Revision of monetary limits for filing of appeals by the Department before Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and High Courts and SLP before Supreme Court - measures for reducing litigation - Reg –
Reference is invited to Board's instruction No 5/2014 dated 10.07.2014 wherein monetary limits and other conditions for filing departmental appeals (in Income-tax matters) before Appellate Tribunal and High Courts and SLP before the Supreme Court were specified.
In supersession of the above instruction, it has been decided by the Board that departmental appeals may be filed on merits before Appellate Tribunal and High Courts and SLP before the Supreme Court keeping in view the monetary limits and conditions specified below.
Henceforth, appeals/ SLPs shall not be filed in cases where the tax effect does not exceed the monetary limits given hereunder: -
S. Appeals in Income-tax Monetary Limit No matters (in Rs) 1. Before Appellate Tribunal 10,00,000/- 2. Before High Court 20,00,000/- 3. Before Supreme Court 25,00,000/- It is clarified that an appeal should not be filed merely because the tax effect in a case exceeds the monetary limits prescribed above. Filing of appeal in such cases is to be decided on merits of the case.”
It is further clarified by the Board in its circular that these instructions will apply retrospectively to pending appeals and appeals to be filed henceforth in High Courts and Tribunals. It is also made clear that pending appeals below the monitory limits fixed in para-3 above may be withdrawn or not pressed.
In the case in hand, the total demand as per CIT(A)’s order is less than the amount of Rs. 10,00,000/-, which is below the monetary limits as mentioned in CBDT Circular dated 10.12.2015 (supra). Following the same, this appeal of the Revenue is dismissed.
Order pronounced in the open court on 16th March, 2016.