QUINTILES INC.,MUMBAI vs. DCIT (IT) CIR 3(3)(1), MUMBAI
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “C’’ BENCH: BANGALORE
Before: SHRI PRASHANT MAHARISHI & SHRI KESHAV DUBEYAssessment Year: 2012-13
PER KESHAV DUBEY, JUDICIAL MEMBER:
These two appeals at the instance of the assessee are directed against the orders of the ld. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax,
IQVIA RDS Inc., (Formerly known as Quintiles Inc.). Bangalore
Quintiles Inc., Mumbai
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International Taxation, 3(3)(1), Mumbai vide Order dated 29.01.2016
passed u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 144C(13) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 [ in short “The Act’] for the assessment year 2012-13 and vide order dated 28.11.2016 for the AY 2013-14. 2. The assessee has raised 7 grounds of appeal in ITA
No.2104/Mum/2016
and 8
grounds of appeal in ITA
No.728/Mum/2017. 3. At the outset, the ld. DR pointed out to the bench that the assessee company had submitted two different letters both dated
17.2.2025 for the assessment years 2012-13 & 2013-14 wherein it is submitted that the assessee had opted to settle the cases under VSVS,2024 and filed the Form 1 DTVSV 2024 for the settlement of the disputes under the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas, 2024 and the ld. CIT had issued the Form-2 vide DIN/Acknowledgement
No.862180271060225
for the AY
2012-13
&
vide
DIN/Acknowledgement No.862288181060225 for the AY 2013-14. Further, the assessee had also remitted the amount determined as payable in Form-2 issued for Asst. year 2012-13 & 2013-14 and accordingly, wishes to withdraw both the appeals.
Further the Ld. D.R. has no objection for the request of withdrawal of the appeals made by the assessee.
We have heard the rival submissions and perused the materials available on record. As per the provisions of section 91(2) of the DTVSV Scheme, 2024, any appeal pending before the ITAT or CIT(A) in respect of disputed interest or disputed penalty or disputed fee or tax arrears shall be deemed to have been withdrawn upon the issuance of certificate u/s 92(1) of the DTVSV Scheme, 2024. IQVIA RDS Inc., (Formerly known as Quintiles Inc.). Bangalore Quintiles Inc., Mumbai Page 3 of 3
1 On going through the letters along with the enclosures filed on 17.2.2025, we find that the Form No.2 i.e. Certificates under sub- section (1) of section 92 of the Finance (2) Act, 2024, are issued by the ld. Commissioner of Income Tax on 6.2.2025. Further, the assessee had also remitted the amount determined as payable in Form-2 issued for Asst. year 2012-13 & 2013-14. This Being so, we, as per the request letter dated 17.2.2025 for the assessment years 2012-13 & 2013-14, dismiss these appeals of the assessee as withdrawn with a liberty to reinstate the appeals if the assessee’s applications under the DTVSV Scheme, 2024 are not accepted for any reason.
In the result, appeals filed by the assessee are dismissed as withdrawn.
Order pronounced in the open court on 9th Sept, 2025 (Prashant Maharishi)
Vice President (Keshav Dubey)
Judicial Member
Bangalore,
Dated 9th Sept, 2025. VG/SPS
Copy to:
The Applicant 2. The Respondent 3. The CIT 4. The DR, ITAT, Bangalore. 5 Guard file
By order
Asst.