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WHITEFIELD v. (BY SMT. TANMAYEE RAJKUMAR, ADVOCATE)

Income Tax Appeal No. 203 of 2022KRISHNA S DIXIT, G BASAVARAJA2 min read

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Bench
KRISHNA S DIXIT, G BASAVARAJA
Neutral citation
2025:KHC:7191-DB

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Judgment

(BY SRI. SANMATHI E.I, ADVOCATE) AND: M/S. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGIES (INDIA) PVT. LTD., NO. 149-B, EPIP I PHASE, INDUSTRIAL AREA, WHITEFIELD, BANGALORE - 569 066. …APPELLANTS (BY SMT. TANMAYEE RAJKUMAR, ADVOCATE) …RESPONDENT THIS ITA / INCOME TAX APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SEC.260-A OF INCOME TAX ACT 1961, ARISING OUT OF ORDER DATED 28/09/2019 PASSED IN IT(TP)A NO.276/ BANG/ 2014, FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2009-2010. PRAYING TO (A) DECIDE THE FOREGOING QUESTION OF LAW AND / OR SUCH OTHER QUESTIONS OF LAW AS MAY BE FORMULATED BY THE HON'BLE COURT AS DEEMED FIT. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:7191-DB ITA No. 203 of 2022 CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT) Heard the learned counsel Sri. Sanmathi E.I., for the Appellants/Revenue and Smt. Tanmayee Rajkumar, learned counsel for the Respondent/Assessee.

2.

The Revenue is in appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 questioning the correctness and legality of order dated 28.09.2019 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ‘B’ Bench, Bengaluru (for short, ‘Appellate Authority’) in ITA No.276/Bang/2014 for the Assessment Year from 2009-10.

3.

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 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:7191-DB ITA No. 203 of 2022 Taxes. It is also submitted that the aforesaid Circular binds the Revenue.

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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. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the Appeal is disposed off with liberty as prayed for by the learned counsel for the Revenue, without admitting the Appeal However, the question of law is kept open to be adjudicated in an appropriate proceeding. Sd/- (KRISHNA S DIXIT) JUDGE Sd/- (G BASAVARAJA) JUDGE KA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3 CT: BHK

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