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 The appeal was dismissed as withdrawn.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 assessment year 2015-16. The assessee requested to withdraw the appeal as they opted to settle the dispute under the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2020.

What were the issues?

Whether the assessee's appeal can be withdrawn due to opting for the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme.

Suresh Bansal, 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 AMIT SHUKLA SHRI AMIT SHUKLASHRI SHRI

For Respondent: Shri Jagdish Singh, Senior DR

Hearing: 14.1Pronounced: 14.12

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 2015-16 is directed against the order of learned CIT(A)-13, New Delhi dated 24th January, 2019.

Nobody appeared on behalf of the assessee at the time of Virtual Hearing before us. The assessee, vide letter dated Nil has requested for withdrawal of the appeal filed by him and stated that he 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.

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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In the result, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed as withdrawn.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 on conclusion of Virtual Hearing on 14th December, 2020.

SURESH BANSAL,NEW DELHI vs. ITO WARD 38(4), NEW DELHI

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