Facts
The assessee filed an appeal against the CIT(A)'s order for Assessment Year 2018-19. During the hearing, the assessee's counsel submitted that the assessee had opted for the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 (DTVSV), and received a Form-4 certificate granting immunity and settling the tax dispute.
Held
The tribunal noted the assessee's settlement under the DTVSV Scheme and their desire to withdraw the appeal, to which the Ld. DR had no objection. Consequently, the appeal filed by the assessee was dismissed as withdrawn.
Key Issues
Whether the appeal should be dismissed as withdrawn after the assessee settled the tax dispute under the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024.
Sections Cited
AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below
Order PER LALIET KUMAR, J.M: This is an appeal filed by the Assessee against the order of the Ld. CIT(A)/NFAC, Delhi dt. 30/09/2024 pertaining to Assessment Year 2018-19.
During the course of hearing, an application was moved by the Ld. Counsel for the assessee wherein it was submitted that the assessee had opted out of the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 (DTVSV), and a declaration for settlement under the said scheme had been furnished. Pursuant thereto, a certificate in Form-4 dated 06/05/2025 was issued by the competent authority, thereby granting immunity and settling the tax dispute arising out of the impugned assessment order. In view of the above, the assessee expressed the desire to withdraw the appeal pertaining to the said assessment year. Accordingly, a prayer for withdrawal of the appeal was made by the Ld. Counsel for the assessee.
The Ld. DR, on the other hand, was unable to controvert the facts submitted by the Assessee and didn’t object to application seeking withdrawal of the subject appeal.
We have heard the rival contentions of both parties and perused the material available on record. In the present case, it is noted that the assessee has settled the dispute arising from the impugned assessment order by opting out of the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2024 (DTVSV), and has expressed the desire to withdraw the present appeal. In view of the above, the appeal filed by the assessee is dismissed as withdrawn.
In light of aforesaid, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed as withdrawn.