SSVN LAND CONSTRUCTIONS (P) LTD.,DELHI vs. PR. CIT- 8, NEW DELHI

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ITA 3465/DEL/2017Status: DisposedITAT Delhi03 June 2021AY 2009-103 pages

In favour of the Revenue: the assessee's appeal was dismissed. From the AI summary of this appeal.

AI SummaryDismissed

What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal noted that the dispute involved in the appeal had been settled by the assessee under the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020. Consequently, the assessee's application to withdraw the appeal was accepted.

What were the facts?

The assessee filed an appeal against an order passed under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act. The appeal was initially dismissed for non-prosecution but later restored. The assessee then sought to withdraw the appeal.

What were the issues?

Whether an appeal becomes infructuous and can be withdrawn when the underlying dispute is settled under the Vivad se Vishwas scheme.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 263,Section 144,Section 147

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, [ DELHI BENCH “E”: NEW DELHI ]

Before: SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI & SHRI PRASHANT MAHARISHI

For Appellant: Shri C.S. Anand, C.A.;
For Respondent: Shri Mahesh Takhur, Sr. DR;
Hearing: 30/04/2021Pronounced: 03/06/2021

O R D E R PER PRASHANT MAHARISHI, A.M.

1.

This appeal is filed by the assessee against the order of the ld. Pr. CIT-8, New Delhi, dated 24th March, 2017 for assessment year 2009-10 passed under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act). This appeal was disposed off by the co-ordinate bench vide order dated 15.10.2018 for non- prosceution. The assessee filed a Miscellaneous Application in MA. No. 303 (Del) of 2019 and order passed by the co-ordinate bench in this Misc. application of even date, the order of the co-ordinate bench dated 15.10.2018 was recalled. Thus, this appeal is restored.

2.

The ld. AR submitted that against the impugned order passed under Section 263 of the Act the ld. Assessing Officer has already passed the assessment order under Section 144 read with Section 263 and 147 of the Act on 30.12.2017 against which the assessee has filed an appeal before the CIT (Appeals) Delhi. Meanwhile in that appeal assessee has preferred to settle the dispute involved in the appeal under Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, Page | 1 2020 by filing Form Nos. 1 and 2 on 30.11.2020. Therefore, this appeal becomes infructuous and assessee may be allowed to withdraw the same. 3. The ld. DR did not have any objection to the same. 4. We have carefully considered the rival contentions and find that when the dispute involved in the above appeal has already been settled by the assessee by filing Form Nos. 1 and 2 under the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020, Form No. 3 has also been issued by the ld. Pr. CIT on 121.12.2020 and assessee has also paid due tax thereon, the application of the assessee to withdraw the above appeal is fair. Accordingly, the appeal of the assessee is treated as withdrawn and hence dismissed. 5. In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee in (Del) of 2017 for assessment year 2009-10 is dismissed.

Order pronounced in the open court on 03/06/2021.

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