What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal accepted the assessee's request for withdrawal of the appeal. The appeal was dismissed as withdrawn.

The assessee filed an appeal for the assessment year 2014-15. The assessee later requested to withdraw the appeal as they opted to settle the tax arrears under the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2020.

What were the issues?

The primary issue was whether the appeal should be withdrawn due to the assessee opting for the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme.

Sunil Aggarwal, New Delhi vs ITO | ITAT Delhi 2020

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

Before: SHRI G.S. PANNU & BEFORE SHRI G.S. PANNU & BEFORE SHRI G.S. PANNU & SHRI K.N. CHAR SHRI K.N. CHARYSHRI SHRI

For Appellant: Shri Ravi Pratap Mall, Adv

For Respondent: Shri Gaurav Dudeja, Senior DR

PER G.S. PANNU PER G.S. PANNU, , , , VP PER G.S. PANNU PER G.S. PANNU VP VP : VP This appeal by the assessee for the assessment year 2014-15 is directed against the order of learned CIT(A)-16, New Delhi dated 20.12.2018.

The learned counsel for the assessee, vide email dated 17.12.2020 has requested for withdrawal of the appeal filed by the assessee and stated that the assessee has opted to settle the dispute relating to the tax arrears for the assessment year under consideration under the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2020. A certificate to this effect under Section 5(1) of The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 has also been filed.

Learned Senior DR has no objection.

2 ITA-960/Del/2019

In view of the above, we accept the request of the assessee for withdrawal of the appeal.

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed as withdrawn.

Above decision was announced in the presence of both the sides on conclusion of Virtual Hearing on 31st December, 2020.

SUNIL AGGARWAL,NEW DELHI vs. ITO, WARD-46(3), NEW DELHI

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