DCIT, Circle-1(1)(1), Ahmedabad v. Anil Bioplus Ltd
[Citation -2019-LL-1001-79]

Citation 2019-LL-1001-79
Appellant Name DCIT, Circle-1(1)(1), Ahmedabad
Respondent Name Anil Bioplus Ltd.
Court ITAT-Ahmedabad
Relevant Act Income-tax
Date of Order 01/10/2019
Assessment Year 2010-11
Judgment View Judgment
Keyword Tags retrospective effect • benefit of deduction • low tax effect
Bot Summary: PAN : AABCA6331J Revenue by : Shri L.P. Jain, Sr. D.R Assessee by : None Date of Hearing : 22/08/2019 Date of Pronouncement: 01/10/2019 ORDER PER WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: The captioned appeal has been filed at the instance of the Revenue against the order of Learned Commissioner of Income Tax(Appeals)-1, Ahmedabad,(in short Ld.CIT(A dated 27/01/2016 arising in the matter of assessment order passed u/s.143(3) of the Income-tax Act 1961, dated 30/03/2013 relevant to Assessment Year 2010-2011. The solitary grievance of Revenue is that Ld. CIT(A) erred in law allowing the deduction under section 80JJA of the Act amounting to Rs. 1,30,95,557. After going through the grounds of appeal and the impugned orders of the Revenue authorities below, a query was raised by the Bench as to applicability and maintainability of the appeal filed by the Revenue in view of recent CBDT Circular No. 17/2019 dated 08/08/2019 restricting the filling of the appeal by the Revenue where the tax effect is below Rs. 50 lakhs. In the present case, tax effect on the total income assessed minus the tax that would have been chargeable had such total income been reduced by the amount of income in respect of the issue against which appeal is filed, is less than Rs. 50 lakhs. Further, the case of the Revenue does not fall within the ambit of exceptions provided in the Circular. In view of the above, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed due to low tax effect. In the result, the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed.


IN INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, C BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ITA No.904/Ahd/2016 Asstt. Year:2010-2011 D.C.I.T, M/s. Anil Bioplus Ltd., Circle-1(1)(1), Vs. Anil Starch Premises, Ahmedabad Anil Road, Naroda, Ahmedabad-380015. PAN : AABCA6331J (Applicant) (Responent) Revenue by : Shri L.P. Jain, Sr. D.R Assessee by : None Date of Hearing : 22/08/2019 Date of Pronouncement: 01/10/2019 ORDER PER WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: captioned appeal has been filed at instance of Revenue against order of Learned Commissioner of Income Tax(Appeals)-1, Ahmedabad,(in short Ld.CIT(A)) dated 27/01/2016 arising in matter of assessment order passed u/s.143(3) of Income-tax Act 1961, (here-in-after referred to as Act ) dated 30/03/2013 relevant to Assessment Year 2010-2011. ITA No.904/Ahd/2016 A.Y.2010-2011 2 2. solitary grievance of Revenue is that Ld. CIT(A) erred in law allowing deduction under section 80JJA of Act amounting to Rs. 1,30,95,557.00 only. 3. After going through grounds of appeal and impugned orders of Revenue authorities below, query was raised by Bench as to applicability and maintainability of appeal filed by Revenue in view of recent CBDT Circular No. 17/2019 dated 08/08/2019 restricting filling of appeal by Revenue where tax effect is below Rs. 50 lakhs. In reply to it ld. DR did not dispute same and left issue at discretion of Tribunal with pray to decided same by law. 4. We find that appeal of Revenue was heard on 22/08/2019. On 8/08/2019 CBDT has issued Instructions bearing No. 17 of 2019 under file No. 279/ Misc. 142/2007-ITJ(PT) r.w. circular No. 3/2018 dated 11/07/2018 prohibiting its subordinate authorities from filing of appeal to Tribunal against order of ld. CIT(A) where tax effect by virtue of relief given by ld. CIT(A) is less than Rs. 50 lakhs. instructions are applicable with retrospective effect, meaning thereby, these instructions are applicable on pending appeals also as held by this Tribunal in case of ITO Vs. Dinesh Madhaval Patel & others in ITA 1398/AHD/2004 for AY 1998- 99 vide order dated 14-08-2019. In present case, tax effect on total income assessed minus tax that would have been chargeable had such total income been reduced by amount of income in respect of issue against which appeal is filed, is less than Rs. 50 lakhs. Further, case of Revenue does not fall within ambit of exceptions provided in Circular. Thus, keeping in view above CBDT circular and provisions of section 268A of Income Tax ITA No.904/Ahd/2016 A.Y.2010-2011 3 Act, we are of view that present appeal of Revenue deserves to be dismissed. It is accordingly dismissed. However, it is observed that in case on re-verification at end of AO it comes to notice that tax effect is more or Revenue s case falls within ambit of exceptions provided in Circular, then Department will be at liberty to approach Tribunal for recall of this order. Such application should be filed within period prescribed under Act. In view of above, appeal of Revenue is dismissed due to low tax effect. 5. In result, appeal of Revenue is dismissed. Order pronounced in Court on 01/10/2019 at Ahmedabad. -Sd- -Sd- (MAHAVIR PRASAD) (WASEEM AHMED) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER (True Copy) Ahmedabad; Dated 01/10/2019 Manish DCIT, Circle-1(1)(1), Ahmedabad v. Anil Bioplus Ltd
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