NITYANAND SONTHALIA,KOLKATA vs. PRINCIPAL CIT, CENTRAL - 1, KOLKATA, KOLKATA
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal permitted the assessee to withdraw the appeals, granting liberty to seek restoration if issues arise with the Vivad Se Vishwas certificate. The appeals were dismissed as withdrawn.
What were the facts?
The assessee had filed appeals before the ITAT. The assessee subsequently decided to settle the disputes under the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020, and filed the necessary declarations.
What were the issues?
Whether the assessee is eligible to withdraw appeals after opting for the Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, and the implications of non-issuance of the certificate.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, KOLKATA ‘B’ BENCH, KOLKATA
Before: Shri P.M. Jagtap, Vice- & Shri A.T. Varkey
Heard together (2 matters)
Read from the judgment's own cause title. This page is filed under one of them.
Per Shri P.M. Jagtap, Vice-President:- The appeal being ITA No. 1165/KOL/.2018 filed by the assessee is directed against the order of ld. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Central-1, Kolkata dated 15.01.2018. Another appeal being ITA No. 1192/KOL/.2019 filed by the assessee is directed against the order of ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-20, Kolkata dated 26.03.2019.
In both the cases, the ld. Counsel for the assessee submitted that the assessee has decided to settle the dispute involved in the said appeals under the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020. The ld. Counsel stated that the assessee has duly filed the declarations in Form No. 1 and Form No. 2 but the Designated Authority has not issued the certificate in Form No. 3 as per Section 5(1) of the Scheme so far determining the tax payable by the assessee under the same Scheme.
Keeping in view these facts and circumstances of the cases including especially the fact that the assessee has duly complied with the necessary requirements under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme, 2020, we permit the assessee to withdraw these appeals and dismiss the appeals with the liberty to the assessee that in case, there is any problem in issuance of the certificate in Form No. 3 by the Designated Authority or any other such situation making the assessee not eligible to opt for the Vivad Se Assessment Year: 2014-2015 & Assessment Year: 2014-2015 Nityanand Sonthalia Vishwas Scheme, 2020, it will have the liberty to approach this Tribunal with a request for restoration of these appeals.
In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessee are dismissed as withdrawn. Order pronounced in the open Court on November 02, 2020.
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