DR GITA PIRAMAL,MUMBAI vs. ASST CIT 22 (1), MUMBAI

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ITA 7671/MUM/2019Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai12 February 2021AY 2013-143 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The Tribunal treated the appeal as dismissed and withdrawn, granting liberty to the assessee to have it restored if the Vivad Se Viswas declaration is later declared bad in law.

What were the facts?

The assessee had filed an appeal before the ITAT. Subsequently, the assessee filed an application under the Direct Tax Vivad Se Viswas Scheme, 2020, to settle the tax dispute. The designated authority issued Form-3 for this settlement.

What were the issues?

The primary issue was the impact of the assessee opting for the Vivad Se Viswas Scheme on the pending appeal before the Tribunal.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 143(3)

AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, VIRTUAL COURT

Before: SHRI VIKAS AWASTHY, JM & SHRI M.BALAGANESH, AM

For Appellant: Shri Hitesh Trivedi
For Respondent: Shri Sushil Kumar Mishra
Hearing: 12/02/2021Pronounced: 12/02/2021

आदेश / O R D E R PER VIKAS AWASTHY (JM):

1.

This appeal in A.Y.2013-14 arises out of the order by the ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-33, Mumbai in appeal No.CIT(A)-33/Mumbai/11598/2016-17 dated 30/10/2019 (ld. CIT(A) in short) against the order of assessment passed u/s.143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as Act) dated 15/02/2016 by the ld. Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax-21(3), Mumbai (hereinafter referred to as ld. AO).

2.

We find that the ld. AR filed a letter dated 10/10/2021 mentioning that assessee had preferred an application under direct tax “Vivad Se Viswas Scheme 2020” to settle this tax dispute for the year under consideration and had obtained Form-3 from the designated authority thereon, copy of which was enclosed alongwith this letter.

3.

In view of this, we hereby treat the appeal pending before us as dismissed and withdrawn with a liberty given to the assessee to get the appeal restored in the event that assessee’s declaration made under “Vivad Se Viswas Scheme 2020” is declared bad in law in future for any reason whatsoever.

4.

In the result, appeal of the assessee is dismissed.

Order pronounced in the open Court on 12/02/2021.

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