GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE / DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES
NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110001
Tele : 011-23093621 Fax : 011-23093340
SHABRI BHATTASALI
Special Secretary & Member
F.No.279/Misc.M-73/2018-ITJ
New Delhi 16th July, 2018
Subject: Withdrawal of appeals in consequent to Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11.07.2018 issued by the Board — reg.
Dear Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax,
As you are aware, Board has issued Circular No. 3/2018 dated 11.07.2018 enhancing the monetary limits for filing SLPs/appeals before Supreme Court, High Courts and ITAT. Consequently, SLPs/appeals pending before these fora which are covered by the said Circular are required to be withdrawn/not pressed on priority so that the Department can focus on high value litigations.
2. I, therefore, request you to personally ensure that the exercise of withdrawing/not pressing such appeals is concluded latest by 20.08.2018. A report stating that all such appeals have been withdrawn/not pressed may be sent to the Board in the following format:
| Sr. No. | Forum | No. of appeals pending below the Monetary limit specified in the Circular | Tax effect involved in the said appeals (in crores) | No. of appeals withdrawn | Tax effect involved in the said appeals (in crores) |
| 1. | ITAT | ||||
| 2. | HC | ||||
| Total |
With best wishes,
yours sincerely,
(Shabri Bhattasali)
To,
All the Pr. Chief Commissioners of Income Tax
