Hey Mansha,
I would like to inform you that you are mixing two provisions and got confused ,
Section 44AA of The Income Tax Act,1961 talks about the eligibility for maintaining books of accounts (i.e. if business/profession income exceeds Rs 1,20,000 in previous year or Rs 10,00,000 in any one of the three years immediately preceding the previous year)
while Section 44AD(5) of The Income Tax Act,1961 specifies that " Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, an eligible assessee who cliams that his profits and gains from the eligible business are lower than the profits and gains specified in sub - section(1) and whose total income exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to income - tax, shall be required to keep and maintain such books of account and other documents as required under sub - section (2) of section 44AA and get them audited und furnish a report of such audit as required under section 44AB."
So in order to decide whether books are to be maintained for assessee filing return under section 44AD, you have to check whether his income crossess the maximum amount not chargeable to tax or not. That means if his Profit as per PROFIT & LOSS A/C is lower than 8% of gross turnover and though his total income exceeds the maximum amount not chargeable to tax , then in such case he is required to maintain books under section 44AA and get them audited u/s 44AB.