Nishit Stock Trade And Finvest P.Ltd, ... vs Department Of Income Tax
- CitationI.T.A. No.2376/Mum/2013
Ratio decidendi
The rule this decision rests on
The Tribunal's dismissal rests on the following principle: an instruction issued by the CBDT under section 268A of the Income Tax Act, limiting the filing of departmental appeals by monetary tax-effect thresholds, applies not only to cases instituted after its issuance but also to appeals pending on the date of its issuance, as held by the jurisdictional High Court in CIT v. Smt. Vijaya V. Kavekar, and consequently a departmental appeal that does not satisfy the revised instruction is not maintainable and is dismissed in limine.
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Judgment
As delivered
Dy. Commissioner of Income बनाम/ M/s Nishit Stock Trade and Tax -Circle-3, Vs. Finvest Pvt.Ltd., th Room No.2, B Wing, 6 floor,, Shop No.3, Saraswati Darshan, Ashar IT Park, Opp Saraswati High School Wagle Estate, Panchpakadi, Thane(W), Thane(W)-400602 (अपीलाथ /Appellant) .. ( यथ / Respondent)
थायी ले ख ा सं . /जीआइआर सं . /PAN/GIR No. :AACCN3887B
अपीलाथ ओर से /: Revenue by:: Shri Asghar Zain V P यथ क$ ओर से/ Assessee by Shri Malay H Shah
सन ु वाई क$ तार(ख / Date of Hearing :6.1.2015 घोषणा क$ तार(ख /Date of Pronouncement : 18.2.2015
आदे श / O R D E R
Per B.R.BASKARAN, Accountant Member:
The Revenue has filed this appeal challenging the order dated
30.11.2012 passed by the ld.CIT(A)-1, Thane and it relates to the
assessment year 2005-06.
2. At the time of hearing, the ld. counsel appearing for the assessee
submitted that tax effect in this appeal is below Rs.4 lakhs, since the
amount disputed is only Rs.10 lakhs. Accordingly, he submitted that the
appeal filed by the Revenue is not maintainable in view of Instruction No.5
of 2014 dated 10.07.2014, issued by CBDT. ITA No.2376/M/13 2
3. On the contrary, the ld. DR submitted that the present appeal has
been filed by the Revenue before the date of issuance of CBDT Instruction
No.5/14. The ld. DR submitted that tax effect in the present appeal is
more than Rs.3 lakhs and hence earlier instruction No.3/11 dated 9.2.2011
issued by the CBDT shall apply to the present case and hence the present
appeal is maintainable.
4. We have heard the rival contentions and perused the record. It is
pertinent to refer to decision of the Hon'ble Jurisdictional High Court in the
case of CIT V/s Smt. Vijaya V Kavekar (2013) 350 ITR 237(Bom), wherein
the Hon'ble High Court has held that the instructions issued u/s 268A of
the Act by the CBDT are applicable not only to new cases but also to
pending case as well. In view of the decision of the Hon'ble Jurisdictional
High Court, new circular/instruction shall apply to the present appeal and
hence the same is liable to be dismissed, since it is contrary to the policy
decision taken by the CBDT for preferring the appeal before the Tribunal.
Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal filed by the Revenue in limine as not
maintainable.
ITA No.2376/M/13 3
5. In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed.
The above order was pronounced in the open court on 18th Feb,
2015.
घोषणा खल ु े यायालय म+ ,दनांकः 18th Feb, 2015 को क$ गई ।
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(आय.पी. बंसल/I.P. BANSAL) (बी.आर. बा करन,/ B.R. BASKARAN) या यक सद य / Judicial Member लेखा सद य/Accountant Member
मुंबई Mumbai: 18th Feb,2015.
व. न.स./ SRL , Sr. PS
आदे श क त ल प अ े षत/Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथ / The Appellant 2. यथ / The Respondent. 3. आयकर आय2 ु त(अपील) / The CIT(A)- concerned 4. आयकर आय2 ु त / CIT concerned
5. 3वभागीय त न5ध, आयकर अपील(य अ5धकरण, मंब ु ई/ DR, ITAT, Mumbai concerned
6. गाड फाईल / Guard file.
आदे शानुसार/ BY ORDER, true copy सहायक पंजीकार (Asstt. Registrar) आयकर अपील(य अ5धकरण, मुंबई /ITAT, Mumbai
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