Ita/160/2020 Of Principal Commissioner Of Incomet Tax - 7 v. Sri S Kumar

Digitallysigned by BLAVANYALocation:HIGHCOURT OFKARNATAKA NC: 2024:KHC:39916-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.160 OF 2020 BETWEEN: 1. PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - 7, BMTC COMPLEX, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU. OF INCOME TAX - 7, BMTC COMPLEX, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU. 2. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-1, TIPTUR. WARD-1, TIPTUR. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. SANMATHI E.I, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. S. KUMAR, CHIKKA RANGAPURA, RANGAPURA POST, TIPTUR TALUK - 572 201, PAN NO: . RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M. LAVA, ADVOCATE) THIS ITA / INCOME TAX APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 260-A OF INCOME TAX ACT 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE APPELLATE ORDER DATED 27/09/2019 PASSED BY THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, A BENCH, BENGALURU, IN APPEAL PROCEEDINGS NO.MP.NO.44/BANG/2019 IN ITA NO.2211/BANG/2016 (ANNEXURE-A) FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09 AS SOUGHT FOR IN THIS APPEAL, AND TO GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF AS DEEMED FIT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.G.PANDIT) Heard the learned counsel Sri.Sanmathi.E.I., for appellants/Revenue and learned counsel Sri. M.Lava for respondent/assessee. 2. The Revenue is in appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short, ‘the Act’) questioning the correctness and legality of order dated 27.09.2019 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ‘A’ Bench, Bengaluru (for short, ‘Appellate Authority’) in M.P.No.44/Bang/2019 (in ITA.No.2211/Bang/2016) for the assessment year 2008-09. 3. This Court, admitted the appeal on 04.11.2020 to consider the following substantial question of law: - 3 - "Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the Tribunal was right in rejecting the miscellaneous application filed by the Revenue to recall the quantum order passed by the Tribunal on the ground that there is no material available on record from which the Tribunal could know the fact that there is a revenue audit objection without considering the statement of facts filed by the Assessing Officer stating that the issue in appeal had arisen out of RAP objection which was accepted by the Revenue." 4. Learned counsel for the assessee submits that the tax effect in this appeal is less than Rs.2 Crores and therefore, the appeal should not be entertained at the instance of the revenue in view of the Circular No.09/2024 dated 17.09.2024 issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes. It is also submitted that the aforesaid Circular binds the revenue. 5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the revenue submits that he be granted liberty to revive the appeal in case the matter falls within the exceptions under the aforesaid Circular dated 17.09.2024 and Circular No.5/2024 dated 15.03.2024. 6. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the appeal is disposed of with liberty as prayed for by the learned counsel for the revenue. However, the question of law is kept open to be adjudicated in an appropriate proceeding. Sd/- (S.G.PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE SMJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 15