IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL C BENCH : BANGALORE BEFORE SHRI. B.R BASKARAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SMT. BEENA PILLAI, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO.1153/BANG/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2014-15 SHRI VENKATARAYAPPA SRINIVASA MURTHY, NO.728, A SECTOR, NEW TOWN, YELAHANKA, BENGALURU-560 064. PAN ALPPS 6923 A VS. THE PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, BENGALURU-1, BENGALURU. APPELLANT RESPONDENT ASSESSEE BY : SHRI G VENKATESH, C.A REVENUE BY : SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR, CIT (DR) DATE OF HEARING : 25-03-2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 25-03-2021 ORDER PER BEENA PILLAI, JUDICIAL MEMBER PRESENT APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE HAS BEEN FILED BY AS SESSEE AGAINST ORDER DATED 14/02/2020 PASSED BY CIT-11, BE NAGALURU FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2016-17. 2. THE ASSESSEE HAS FILED A LETTER STATING THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE IN ITS APPEAL UNDER DIR ECT TAXES VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020. IT IS FURTHER STATED THAT TH E ASSESSEE HAS FILED FORM NO.1 & 2 AND ALSO RECEIVED FORM NO. 3 FO R THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AND IT HAS ALSO RECEIVED FORM NO.3. PAGE 2 OF 3 ITA NO.1153/BANG/2019 ACCORDINGLY IT IS SUBMITTED THAT APPEAL OF THE ASSE SSEE MAY BE DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. 3. WE HEARD LD D.R, WHO DID NOT OBJECT TO THE PR AYER OF THE ASSESSEE. WE NOTE THAT THE PRESENT APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED BY ASSESSEE WITH A DELAY OF 135 DAYS. THE ASSESSEE HA S OPTED FOR VSV SCHEME AND HAS FILED FORM 1 & 2 AGAINST WHICH F ORM 3 HAS BEEN RECEIVED. WE, THEREFORE, CONDONE THE DELAY WI THOUT ISSUES CONTESTED IN THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE HAVE BEEN S ETTLED UNDER THE DIRECT TAXES VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2010, WE DIS MISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AS WITHDRAWN. HOWEVER, WE G IVE LIBERTY TO THE ASSESSEE TO SEEK RECALL OF THIS ORDER IN ACCORD ANCE WITH LAW, IF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SO WARRANT. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 25 TH MARCH, 2021 SD/- SD/- (B.R BASKARAN) (BEENA PILLAI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL ME MBER BANGALORE, DATED, THE 25 TH MARCH, 2021. /VMS/ COPY TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT, BANGALORE 6. GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT, BANGALORE