SUNDARAM INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED,MADURAI vs. ACIT CORPORATE CIRCLE 2, MADURAI

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ITA 2780/CHNY/2019Status: DisposedITAT Chennai12 August 2021AY 2014-153 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The tribunal condoned the delay in filing the appeal. Considering the assessee's participation in the Vivad se Vishwas scheme and the issuance of Form 3 by the department, the appeal was dismissed as withdrawn.

What were the facts?

The assessee filed an appeal with a delay of 108 days. During the hearing, the assessee informed the tribunal that they had opted for the 'Vivad se Vishwas Scheme, 2020' to settle the dispute.

What were the issues?

Whether the delay in filing the appeal should be condoned and whether the appeal should be dismissed as withdrawn due to the assessee opting for the Vivad se Vishwas scheme.

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, ‘C’ BENCH, CHENNAI

Before: SHRI DUVVURU RL REDDY & SHRI G. MANJUNATHA

Hearing: 12.08.2021

This appeal filed by the assessee is directed against the order passed by the learned Pr.CIT, Madurai-1 dated 30.03.2019 and pertains to assessment year 2014-15.

2.

At the outset, we find that there is a delay in filing the appeal by the assessee for 108 days for which necessary petition for condonation of delay explaining reasons for the delay has been filed. The learned counsel submitted that assessee could not file appeal within the time allowed under the Act, therefore delay may be condoned. Having heard both sides and considered the petition filed by the assessee for condonation of delay, we are of the considered view that reasons given by the assessee for not filing appeal within the time allowed under the Act comes under reasonable cause as provided under the Act for condonation of delay and hence, delay in filing of above appeal is condoned and appeal filed by the assessee is admitted for adjudication.

3.

We have heard learned counsel for the assessee and learned DR and also perused the materials available on record.

At the time of hearing, learned counsel for the assessee has filed a letter along with Form No.3 issued by the Department under ‘Vivad se Vishwas Scheme, 2020’ and submitted that the assessee has availed the VSVS scheme to settle its pending disputes. The ld.counsel for the assessee further submitted that the Department has accepted application filed by the assessee and issued Form 3 quantifying amount of taxes payable under VSVS scheme. Therefore, the ld. counsel for the assessee submitted that the appeal filed by the assessee may be dismissed as withdrawn. The ld. DR, on the other hand, has no objection for dismissing the appeal as the Designated Authority has issued Form 3. Therefore, considering the fact that the assessee has filed application for withdrawal of appeal and has also filed Form 3 issued by the Department, we dismiss the appeal filed by the assessee as withdrawn. However, a liberty is given to the assessee to restore the appeal, in case the application filed by the assessee before the Designated Authority, is rejected for any reason.

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