V.V.V.SATYANARAYANA ,HYDERABAD vs INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-13(4), HYDERABAD

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, HYDERABAD BENCHES “A”: HYDERABAD

Before: SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA & LAXMI PRASAD SAHU

For Appellant: Shri S. Rama Rao

For Respondent: Shri Sunil Kumar Pandey

Hearing: 25/03/2021Pronounced: 05/04/2021

O R D E R PER BENCH: This appeal filed by the assessee for AY 2002-03 is directed against CIT(A) - 4, Hyderabad’s order dated 22/12/2017 involving proceedings u/s 143(3) rws 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 ; in short “the Act”.

At the outset, the ld. counsel for the assessee submitted that that the assessee has opted to avail the benefit under the ‘Direct Tax Vivad Se Viswas Scheme-2020’ in prescribed Form No.1 & 2 and awaiting to receive

:- 2 -: Sri VVV Satyanarayana, Hyderabad.

Form(s)-3 and therefore, requested the Bench to permit to withdraw this appeal of the assessee.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, we are inclined to dismiss the appeal of the assessee as withdrawn since the assessee has preferred to avail the Vivad-se-Vishwas Scheme by filing Form No.1 & 2 and received Form(s)-3 in tune thereto, with a rider that it shall be very much open for the assessee to file for revival of this case, if the settlement benefit under the scheme is denied to him for technical reasons.

In the result, assessee’s appeal is dismissed in above terms. Pronounced in the open court on 5th April, 2021.

V.V.V.SATYANARAYANA ,HYDERABAD vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-13(4), HYDERABAD