2022 (1) TMI 1322

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....wing details: Sl.No. Appeal No.  Name of Case CIT(Appeal / s ) Order dt. 1. ITA No. 190/Asr/2021 M/s Northern Motors Pvt. Ltd. CIT(A)-5, Ludhiana 25/10/2021 2. ITA No. 191/Asr/2021 M/s Acme Forgings CIT(A)-5, Ludhiana 25/10/2021 3. ITA No. 193/Asr/2021 Dr. Ashok KumarUppal CIT(A)-5, Ludhiana 27/10/2021 2. During the course of hearing it was a contention of the Ld. Counsel present on behalf of the Assessee that the appeal filed by the Department is not maintainable in view of the Circular No. 17/2019 dt. 08/08/2019 issued by CBDT wherein the monetary limit for filing the appeals by the Department before the ITAT has been increased to Rs. 50,00,000/- from Rs. 20,00,000/-. 3. In the rival submissions the Ld. DR submi....

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....ry limits for filing of appeals by the Department before Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, High Courts and SLPs/appeals before Supreme Court - Amendment to Circular 3 of 2018 - Measures for reducing litigation. Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11th July 2018 has been replaced by Circular No. 17/2019 dated 8th August 2019 to enhance Monetary limits for filing of appeals by the Department before Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, High Courts and SLPs/appeals before Supreme Court for reducing litigation. Appeals/SLPs in Income-tax matters Monetary Limit (Rs.) [Previous Limit)Monetary Limit (Rs.) (Revised Limit) Before Appellate Tribunal 20,00,000 50,00,000 Before High Court 50,00,000 1,00.00.000 Before Supreme Court 1,00,00,000 2.00.00,000 ....

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....fore the IT AT would apply equally to cross objections under section 253(4) of the Act. Cross objections below this monetary limit, already filed, should be pursued for dismissal as withdrawn/ not pressed. Filing of cross objections below the monetary limit may not be considered henceforth. Similarly, references to High Courts and SLPs/ appeals before Supreme Court below the monetary limit of Rs. 50 lakhs and Rs. 1 Crore respectively should be pursued for dismissal as withdrawn/ not pressed. References before High Court and SLPs/ appeals below these limits may not be considered henceforth. 13. This Circular will apply to SLPs/ appeals/ cross objections/ references to be filed henceforth in SCIHCs/Tribunal and it shall also apply retrospe....

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....posal as on now. Our line of reasoning is this. The circular dated 8th August 2019 is not a standalone circular. It is to be read in conjunction with the CBDT circular no 3 of 2018 (and subsequent amendment thereto), and all it does is to replace paragraph nos. 3 and 5 of the said circular. This is evident from the following extracts from the circular dated 8th August 2019: 2. As a step towards further management of litigation, it has been decided by the Board that monetary limits for filing of appeals in 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 Para 3 of the Circular shall read as follows: S.No. Appeals/SLPs in Income-t....