Karnataka High Court
The Commissioner Of Income Tax vs Dr Abhijit S Gogte on 16 October, 2009
IN TIIE IIIOII COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH
AT DEARWAD
DATED THIS THE 16"" DAY OF OCTOBER 20%)?"in-_fV..
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE \I;TG....sAIu3IIA'H.-ITO"
AND
THE HON'B_LE MR. §UST'ICE'SS_v.Té," sAT=YANASRAi3'<AIIsIA
I.T.A. NO. 469/'2.007_ I I
BETWEEN:
1. THE COMMISSIONER.O_F»IN.CO1\'£'E
KHIMJIBHO1COMMERC_IALV C]-A/IPLEX,
OPP. CIVIL;-.IIC§7S'P.ITAIL;;_
BELGAUM»5_90"'0G..1.b
2. THE INCOME 'FAX'IO_P'II?_IC_ER,
wARD--'I,_(:»;)T, I j
BELGAUEVI. - S
, , ._ I I - APPELLANTS
.,SHEAAS'HA--C«PIALA, ADVOCATE.)
AND
" DR.AEII'IIIT_' ST: COGTE,
Sf.TILAI<wA~DI; BELGAUM.
(.'B'"II"_SRSI".""A_K.RPRASAD, ADVOCATE.)
57, BUD'HAv--WA.RPET,
- RESPONDENT
THIS I.T.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 260-A OF
I TEIETIINCOME TAX ACT, 1961, ARISING OUT OF ORDER
DATED E5/01/2007 PASSED IN ITA NO. 61/PAN}/2906,
FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2003-04, PRAYINGOT 'TO
FORMULATE THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTION
ETC.,. _
THIS APPEAL COMING FOR FINAL
THIS DAY, sRI.v.O. SABHAHIT. .peL.IvERAIajD '
FOLLOWING JUDGMENIDGMENTE
This appeal by th'e:__"1?evenu~el: is
aggrieved by the Order dated .p'a3.s'edy.i§by the
Income Tax Appellant (SCM),
Panaji in ITA "assessment year
2003.04, lwhereiVA"Ie:fI;§fA'p;§:e1Iate Tribunal (hereinafter
called as 'then"EribuVna__l'T)._v dismissed the appeal On the
:_b'a~s.i_s .s_'3i1'C1h}lllEli'"~ ---- --issued by the revenue and the
deeigeeheei'e<fhe'e1?§peIpyhi High Court in Orr Vs. ITAT, 232
T pavg-,.e:E:',.l'll6, holding that where the subject matter
"~'.-Ti,0"f__lthe appeva__ll:'is less than Rs.2,00,000/-, the appeal should
net be -med.
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2) The assessee in this case is a doctor employed
by the KLE Society, Beigaum. He filed a return ajr1vd:"fti_h'eVA'
assessment order was passed on 0l--03--2005 V'
assessment order the assessing V-o"ffi'cerrejejetedi'--tl1eii'g
contention of the assessee that thelianiotznt
way of professional incomenslheoiild as
salary. Being aggrieved7:by._ assessee
preferred appeal before the
Office of the (Appeals),
Belgaum and an order dated
24-11-200:5.' part. Being aggrieved
by the . ior_dler," w.l:_ll..'i'ReVenue preferred {TA
:_No,vo1/Ef'}l¥.i\{U2QO6i'before the rtibttnai and the Tribunal
diisni1iVssl'e'dsA "t.§}/et,,'ap_lp*eal of the revenue in limine holding
'V7-...vthat stt_bj'ie?{;til matter of the appeal is less than
~--i«i.j'jR.s}'2,00,000[?# and in View of the limit prescribed by
ii"-ieii(3}'§i.i7i,A'{'.._ajliiftd in View of the decision of the oeltti High
lii'C'0u.:_'tl in CIT Vs. ITAT, 232 rm 207, page 215, the
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appeal is not maintainable. Being aggrieved by thesaid
order ofthe Tribunal this appeal is filed.
3) We have heard the learned counselaappeiiairiiaging ii
for the appellant-Revenue and the re's}5'o'nd¢not. ~;' V
4) The substantial question tefiiaw ti,n--1vov'lvi'ed':*:in i
this appeal is as foilowsz
Whether the impugned
in this appeal, avp~p'_e..aVlv'iniiilimine is not
maintainable i:;'cL§.I1trafyf tO--{ijaw'- .aii1d"vper'verse and liable to
be set aside, in .' ~
5) :.-,We ainswerr" the substantial question of law in
:'thpeii'afftii.r'1nfQ_r the following:
REASONS
6) "file iearned counsel submitted that the
i*--i.i.icirioul'a_ri:i.'ssued by the CBDT would be applicable only
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ORDER
The appeai is aliowed. The order
Tribunal in ITA N’o.61/PAN}/2006″».holé’i.fig’j’V{Ih;tt’
appeal is not maintainable Es set aside’. A’
The appeal fiieci ‘V
No.61/PANJ/2006 on the true o€ctthee*I?:i”Aba1«na1 isheta to be
maintainable and the appe_2V1_It’ Ai_s remitted to
the Tribunai f0r2_’Vfré;;.}i tiihjsposéil d’n_V11.3evr–it’s in accordance
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