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2020 (9) TMI 580 - HC - Income TaxInterest u/s 244A on delayed refund - ITAT was right in law in directing the department to pay compensation in the shape of simple interest on the amount due at the rate - HELD THAT:- In view of the ratio laid down in M/S. HEG. LIMITED [2009 (12) TMI 35 - SUPREME COURT] the interest on the delayed refund becomes part of the principle amount and the delayed interest includes the interest for not refunding the principle amount. Accordingly, it also includes the interest on the delayed refund. Mainability of appeal - Revenue Authorities have been directed vide Notification dated 08.08.2019 to file appeals in income tax cases before the High Court where the monetary limit is less than ₹ 1.00 crore and where it is above the said amount, that shall not be a subject matter of appeal before the High Court. But in the Notification dated 11th July, 2018, there is an exception to the effect that in certain circumstances, an appeal should be contested on merits notwithstanding the fact that the tax effect entailed is less than ₹ 1.00 crore. Monetary limit to prefer an appeal before High Court is less than ₹ 1.00 crore, but if there is a valid question, where an Order, Notification, Instruction or Circular is to be challenged as illegal or ultra vires, an appeal could be filed before the High Court. In the present case, no such exception is available to the appellant.
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