DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, DELHI vs. SULOCHANA MAHADEV BOBADE, PUNE

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ITA 1761/DEL/2025Status: DisposedITAT Delhi29 September 2025AY 2016-17Bench: SHRI ANUBHAV SHARMA (Judicial Member), SHRI KRINWANT SAHAY (Accountant Member)3 pages

In favour of the assessee: the Revenue's appeal was dismissed. From the AI summary of this appeal.

AI SummaryDismissed

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal noted that the total tax effect in the appeal was Rs. 36,04,420/-, which is below the enhanced limit of Rs. sixty lakhs for filing departmental appeals as per CBDT Circular 09/2024. Therefore, the appeal was dismissed.

What were the facts?

The Revenue filed an appeal against the order of the CIT(A) deleting an addition of Rs. 1,02,00,000/- made by the AO under Section 69A and an addition of Rs. 2,15,000/- made under Section 69C. The CIT(A) had found that the assessee could not satisfactorily establish the unexplained expenditure.

What were the issues?

Whether the appeal filed by the Revenue is maintainable due to low tax effect as per CBDT Circular 09/2024?

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 69A,Section 69C

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, DELHI BENCH “G” DELHI

Before: SHRI ANUBHAV SHARMA & SHRI KRINWANT SAHAY

For Appellant: Shri Tarun Chanana, Adv
Hearing: 25.09.2025Pronounced: 29.09.2025

O R D E R PER: KRINWANT SAHAY, AM: The appeal in this case has been filed by the Revenue against the order dated 28.01.2025 passed by the learned CIT(Appeals)-24, Delhi for A.Y. 2016-17. Grounds of appeal raised are as under: “1. That the learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)] has erred in law and on facts by deleting the addition of Rs. 1,02,00,000/- made by the Assessing Officer under 3. Section 69A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, without properly appreciating the facts and evidence on record and ignoring the fact that the assessee could not satisfactorily establish the unexplained expenditure incurred by the assessee.

2. That the CIT(A) failed to appreciate that the documents found during the course of search proceedings were crucial in establishing the existence of undisclosed income in the hands of the Assessee.

3. That the CIT(A) erred in holding that the satisfaction note does not have any reference of the said search while the same clearly establishes a nexus between the seized material and the undisclosed income of the assessee for the current AY.

4. That the learned CIT(A) has erred in law and on facts by deleting the addition of Rs. 2,15,000- made by the AO under Section 69C, ignoring the fact that the assessee could not satisfactorily establish the unexplained expenditure incurred by the assessee.

5. That the appellant craves leave to add, alter, amend, or 5 withdraw any or all ground(s) of the appeal raised above at the time of hearing.”

2.

During proceedings before us at the very outset the counsel of the assessee filed calculation of tax effect stating that the tax effect in the appeal filed by the Revenue is Rs. 36,04,420/-, therefore, the appeal should be dismissed as per the CBDT Circular09/2024 dated 17.09.2024. The calculation of tax effect submitted by the assessee’s counsel is reproduced as under:

Particulars Amount (in Rs.) Total addition made by the AO 1,04,15,000 Tax on addition made @ 30% 31,24,500 Surcharge @ 12% 3,74,940 Education Cess @ 3% 1,04,980 Total Tax Effect 36,04,420

3.

Per contra, Ld. CIT(DR) relied on the order of the Assessing Officer.

4.

We have considered the request of the learned counsel for the assessee and we find that since the total tax effect is below Rs. sixty lakhs in this case, therefore, Revenue’s appeal is dismissed as per CBDT Circular 09/2024 dated 17.09.2024 enhancing the tax limit to Rs. sixty lakhs for filing departmental appeals before the ITAT. However, the Revenue will be at liberty to file M.A. in case the issue involved is covered under any exceptional clause within the period prescribed by law. We order accordingly.

5.

Revenue’s appeal is dismissed on account of low tax effect.

Order pronounced in open court on 29.09.2025.

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