TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2019 (9) TMI 548
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....tax effect is less than Rs. 50 lakhs and, therefore, in view of CBDT Circular No.17/2019 dated 8th August, 2019, the appeal of the revenue is not maintainable. 4. Ld. DR also fairly conceded that no doubt the tax effect involved in the appeal is less than Rs. 50 lakhs, thus, bound by the Departmental Instruction, however, ld. DR drew our attention to para 10 of the Circular No.3/2018, dated 11th July, 2018, which has been modified by Circular dated 20th August, 2018 and in terms of said modification, the Departmental Representatives made a prayer that permission to pray for recall of the order may be granted in case any of the conditions in the reports made available by the AO subsequently show that the issues were required to be contest....
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....LPs in Income-tax matters Monetary Limit (Rs.) 1. Before Appellate Tribunal 20,00,000 2. Before High Court 50,00,000 3. Before Supreme Court 1,00,00,000 6. Further, the CBDT amended the above Circular vide Circular No.17/2019, dated 8th August, 2019, whereby enhancing the monetary limits for filing of appeals by the Department before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunals, High Courts and SLPs/appeals before the Supreme Court as under :- S. No. Appeals/SLPs in Income-tax matters Monetary Limit (Rs.) 1. Before Appellate Tribunal 50,00,000 2. Before High Court 1,00,00,000 3. Before Supreme Court 2,00,00,000 7. Going by the prescription of amended Circular No. 17/2019, dated 8....
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.... income-tax cases be enhanced further through amendment in Para 3 of the Circular mentioned above and accordingly. the table for monetary limits specified in Para3 of the Circular shall read as follows: S.No. Appeals/SLPs in Income-tax matters Monetary Limit (Rs.) 1. Before Appellate Tribunal 50,00,000 2. Before High Court 1,00,00,000 3. Before Supreme Court 2,00,00,000 3. Further, with a view to provide parity in filing of appeals in scenarios where separate order is passed by higher appellate authorities for each assessment year vis-a-vis where composite order for more than one assessment years is passed. para5 of the circular is substituted by the following para: "5. The Assessing Off....
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....ences. Pending appeals below the specified tax limits in pare 3 above may be withdrawn/ not pressed. 7. In view of the above discussions, we hereby hold that the relaxation in monetary limits for departmental appeals, vide CBDT circular dated 8thAugust 2019(supra) shall be applicable to the pending appeals in addition to the appeals to be filed henceforth. 8. Learned Commissioner (DR) then submits liberty may kindly be given to point out, upon necessary further verifications, and to seek recall the dismissal of appeals and restoration of the appeals in the cases (i) in which it can be demonstrated that the appeals are covered by the exceptions, and (ii)which are inadvertently included in this bunch of appeals, wherein the ....