IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH A : NEW DELHI (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) BEFORE SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI K. NARASIMHA CHARY , JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO. 103/DEL/2020 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2016-17 SH. ARUN HANDA, B-91, GULMOHAR PARK, NEW DELHI 49 (PAN: AAAPH7057A) VS. ACIT, SPECIAL RANGE-II, NEW DELHI (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SH. M. BARANWAL, SR. DR. DATE OF HEARING : 12.03.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 12.03.2021 ORDER PER G.S. PANNU, VP : THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2016-17 IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LEARNED CIT(A)-11, NEW DELHI. 2. NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE BEFORE US AT THE TIME OF VIRTUAL HEARING. HOWEVER, THE ASSESSEE VIDE HIS LETTER DATED 24.02.2021 HAS REQUESTED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL FILED BY HIM AND STATED THAT HE 2 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. 3. LEARNED SENIOR DR HAS NO OBJECTION. 4. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WE ACCEPT THE REQUEST OF TH E ASSESSEE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE AFORESAID APPEAL. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISM ISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ABOVE DECISION WAS PRONOUNCED ON CONCLUSION OF VIRTU AL HEARING ON 12 MARCH, 2021. SD/- SD/- ( K. NARASIMHA CHARY ) (G.S. PANNU) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT SRB COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT . 2. RESPONDENT. 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 3