ITA No.- 1718/Del/2017
HBN Dairies & Allied Ltd.
IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
(DELHI BENCH: `C': NEW DELHI)
BEFORE SHRI AMIT SHUKLA, JUDICIAL MEMBER
AND
SHRI ANADEE NATH MISSHRA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
ITA No:- 1718/Del/2017
(Assessment Year: 2013-14)
ACIT, M/s HBN Dairies & Allied Ltd.,
Central Circle -29, Vs. 527B, 5th Floor, HBN Office,D-
New Delhi. Mall, Plot , District Centre,
Paschim Vihar,
New Delhi
PAN No: AAACH7852C
APPELLANT RESPONDENT
Revenue By : Shri Kumar Hrishikesh CIT(DR)
Assessee By : Shri Varun Jain, CA
Per Anadee Nath Misshra, AM
(A) This appeal by Revenue is filed against the order of Learned Commissioner of
Income Tax (Appeals)-30, New Delhi, ["Ld. CIT(A)", for short], dated 28.12.2016 for
Assessment Year 2013-14. Grounds taken in this appeal of Revenue are as under:
"1. On the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Ld. CIT(A) has erred in
law & on facts in deleting the disallowance u/s 14A read with rule 8D of the
Income Tax Rules amounting to Rs. 65,45,014/- made by the AO ignoring the
fact that the provisions of section 14A are mandatory.
2. that the order of the CIT(A) is perverse, erroneous and is not tenable on facts
and in law.
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3. That the grounds of appeal are without prejudice to each other.
4. The appellant craves leave to add, alter or amend any/all of the ground(s) of
appeal before or during the course of the hearing of the appeal."
(B) At the outset, Learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Departmental
Representative) ["Ld. CIT(DR)", for short] brought to our notice, at the time of hearing
that tax effect in this appeal is below Rs. 50,00,000/-. Both sides, [Representatives of
Revenue and the Assessee] were in agreement, at the time of hearing before us, that
the tax effect in the present appeal is below Rs. 50,00,000/-. Vide recent CBDT Circular
No. 17/2019 dated 08.08.2019 read with earlier CBDT Circular No. 3 of 2018, dated
11.07.2018, minimum threshold limit of tax effect of filing of appeals by Revenue in
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ("ITAT", for short) has been enhanced to Rs.
50,00,000/-. In a subsequent clarification issued by CBDT vide F.No. 279/Misc/M-
93/2018-ITJ, dated 20/08/2019, it has been clarified by CBDT that the aforesaid revised
monetary limit is also applicable to all pending appeals in ITAT. Having regard to the
aforesaid, the Ld. CIT(DR) for Revenue did not press the appeal. The learned
Authorized Representative for the assessee also submitted that the appeal was not
maintainable in view of the aforesaid CBDT Circular dated 08.08.2019 and 11.07.2018;
and aforesaid clarification dated 20.08.2019 issued by CBDT. Therefore, this appeal is
dismissed being not pressed and also being not maintainable having regard to aforesaid
CBDT Circular No. 17/2019 dated 08.08.2019 read with aforesaid CBDT Circular No. 3
of 2018 in the light of aforesaid clarification dated 20/08/2019.
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(C) Before leaving, we clarify that Revenue will be at liberty to approach
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal U/s 254(2) of Income Tax Act, 1961 seeking
recall of this order and, for restoration of this appeal if it is found that appeal
of Revenue is not covered by aforesaid CBDT Circulars dated 08.08.2019 and
11.07.2018.
(D) In the result, this appeal by Revenue is dismissed. Our decision was orally
pronounced in the Open Court after conclusion of hearing on the date of hearing. Now,
this written order is pronounced in Open Court on 06/9/2019.
Sd/- Sd/-
(AMIT SHUKLA) (ANADEE NATH MISSHRA)
JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
Dated: 06.09.2019
Pooja/-
Copy forwarded to:
1. Appellant
2. Respondent
3. CIT
4. CIT(Appeals)
5. DR: ITAT
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
ITAT NEW DELHI
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Date of dictation
Date on which the typed draft is placed before the
dictating Member
Date on which the typed draft is placed before the
Other Member
Date on which the approved draft comes to the Sr.
PS/PS
Date on which the fair order is placed before the
Dictating Member for pronouncement
Date on which the fair order comes back to the Sr.
PS/PS
Date on which the final order is uploaded on the
website of ITAT
Date on which the file goes to the Bench Clerk
Date on which the file goes to the Head Clerk
The date on which the file goes to the Assistant
Registrar for signature on the order
Date of dispatch of the Order
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