Ita/192/2016 Of Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax-5 v. M/S Offshore Analytics India Pvt.ltd

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28 DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE L. NARAYANA SWAMY AND THE HON BLE MR.JUSTICE R. DEVDAS| INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.192/2016 BETWEEN: 1.PR, COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-5C.R. BUILDINGSC.R. BUILDINGS QUEENS ROAD BANGALORE - 560 OOL. 2.INCOME TAX OFFICER|WARD 12 (1), BANGALORE._. APPELLANTSWARD 12 (1), BANGALORE._. APPELLANTS (BY SRI.E.R.INDRAKUMAR, SENIOR COUNSEL FORSRI.E.I.LSANMATHI, ADV.)SRI.E.I.LSANMATHI, ADV.) AND= M/S.OFFSHORE ANALYTICS INDIA PVT. LTD.,NO.34/1, PALM MEADOWS, AIRPORT ROAD,WHITEFIELD, BANGALORE - 66PAN: AOSPP95 /9B... RESPONDENT (BY SRI.M LAVA, ADV.) THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SEC.260-A OF.INCOME|TAXACT1961,ARISINGOUT|OF|ORDER|DATED:14/08/2015 PASSED IN ITA NO.737/BANG/2014, FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2007-08. PRAYING TO: 1. DECIDE THEFOREGOING QUESTION OF LAW AND / OR SUCH OTHERQUESTIONS OF LAW AS MAY BE FORMULATED BY THE HON'BLECOURT AS DEEMED FIT AND SET ASIDE THE COMMONAPPELLATE ORDER DATED: 14/08/2015 PASSED BY THE ITAT,‘CC BENCH, BENGALURU, IN APPEAL PROCEEDINGS NO.ITANO.737/BANG/2014 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2007-08 ASSOUGHI!T FOR IN THIS APPEAL THIS ITA COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY,|DEVDASJ., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT The learned counsel for the appellant-Revenue brings tothe notice of this Court a Circular bearing No.1/7 of 2019 datedO8[;/]August, 2019 wherein the further ennancement of monetary|limit for filing of appeals by the Departments before the Income-Tax Appellate Tribunals, High Courts and Special LeavePetitions/Appeals before the Supreme Court stands amended,and by the said amendment the earlier monetary limit ofRs.50,00,000/- (Rupees fifty lakh) has not been raised toRs.1,00,00,000/- (Rupees one crore). The earlier monetary limitwas prescribed as per Circular No.3 of 2018 dated 11[;/]July,2018. In the light of the same, the learned counsel submits that|the appeal is not maintainable and in view of the Circular, the| appeal may be permitted to be withdrawn. Further, the learnedcounsel would aliso draw the attention of tnis Court to Clause 10of the Circular No.3 of 2018 dated 11[;/]July, 2018 wherein|certain exceptions are carved out. Tne learned counsel submitsthat at the present stage it may not be possible for him toSubmit whether the matter falls under any of the exceptions. |Therefore, it is prayed that liberty may be reserved to theappellants to move this Court, if it is found that the matter fallswithin the exception carved out in Clause 10 of Circular bearingNumber 3 of 2018. 2. On the query of the Court as to wnether the Circular is |applicable to pending matters, the learned counsel draws theattention of this Court to the communication dated 20[;/]AUGUST,2019 made by the Central Board of Direct Taxation to all theChief Commissioners of Income Tax clarifying at paragrapn No.3that the monetary limit prescribed in Circular No.17 of 2019 isapplicable to all pending Special Leave Petitions, Appeals, CrossObjections and References. 3. In view of the above, we permit the appellant towithdraw tne appeal for the reasons stated above. Liberty isalso granted to the appellant to seek revival of this appeal, if it isfound tnat the matter falls within the exception carved out inClause 10 of Circular bearing No.3 of 2018. lnn Sd/-JUDGE Sd/-JUDGE