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High Court to consider whether Low Tax Effect Circular has retrospective effect
The Department filed an appeal u/s 260A in 2006 where the tax effect was less than Rs. 10 lakhs. The High Court, relying on Instruction No. 3/2011 Dated 9-2-2011 (which had been held to apply to pending appeals in CIT vs. Delhi Race Club Ltd) dismissed the appeal as not maintainable. The Department challenged the decision on the ground that para 11 of Instruction No. 3/2011 Dated 9-2-2011 made it clear that it would apply only to appeals filed on or after 9.2.2011 and not to appeals filed earlier. HELD by the Supreme Court:
In view of Para 11 of CBDT Instruction No.3/2011 dated 9th February, 2011, liberty is granted to the Department to move the High Court by way of review within four weeks.
Karnataka High Court has also taken the same view holding that the Circular dated 9-2-2011 will apply to pending matters. In a very detailed judgment Hon’ble Court has ruled in favour of assessees and has dismissed several appeals filed by revenue and pending. The judgment is in the case of M/s. Ranka & Ranka ITA No. 3191/2005 dated 2-11-2011.
For updation of the readers
List of cases holding the CBDT Circular no.3/2011 dated 09.02.2011 is applicable retrospectively:
High courts
CIT vs. Camco Colour Co. (2002) 173 CTR (Bom) 255
CIT Vs. Pithwa Engg. Works (2005) 197 CTR (Bom) 655
CIT vs. Ashok Kumar Manibhai Patel & Co. (2008) 214 CTR (MP) 344
CIT vs. Madhukar K. Inamdar (HUF) (2009) 229 CTR (Bom) 77
CIT vs. Nanak Ram Jaisighania (2009) 317 ITR 302 (Del)
CIT vs. P.S. Jain & Co. (2011) 335 ITR 591 (Del)
CIT vs. Delhi Race Club Ltd. in ITA No. 128/2008 dtd. 3-3-2011 (Del).
CIT vs. Continental Construction Ltd. (2011) 245 CTR (Del) 319
CIT vs. Ranka & Ranka (2012) 72 DTR 270 (Kar)
CIT vs. Smt. Varsha Dilip Kolhe in Tax Appeal No.7 of 2010 dtd. 5-3-2012 (Del)
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Dy. CIT vs. M/s Walchand & Co. Pvt. Ltd. in ITA No. 6500/Mum/2010 for A.Y. 2001-02 dtd. 23-5-2012 (Mum) (trib)
Dy. CIT vs. Smt. Kokilaben M. Patel in ITA No. 4870/Mum/2010 for A.Y. 2002-03 dtd. 23-9-2011 (Mum) (trib)
Dy. CIT vs. Pankaj M. Patel in ITA No. 4872/Mum/2010 for A.Y. 2002-03 dtd. 28-12-2011. (Mum) (trib)
Whether instruction no 3/2011 prescribing the monetary limits applies to wealth tax as well?