IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCHES A : HYDERABAD (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCE) BEFORE SHRI S.S.GODARA, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI LAXMI PRASAD SAHU, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER I.T.A. NO. 1326/HYD/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2014-15 T.NARSIMHA RAO, HYDERABAD [PAN: ACHPT4032E] VS INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-2(4), HYDERABAD (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) FOR ASSESSEE : SHRI S.RAMA RAO, AR FOR REVENUE : SHRI ASHOK KARDAM , DR DATE OF HEARING : 01-06-2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 16-06-2021 O R D E R PER S.S.GODARA, J.M. : THIS ASSESSEES APPEAL FOR AY.2014-15 ARISES FROM PR.CIT-2, HYDERABADS ORDER DATED 06-03-2019 PASSED IN APPEAL NO.48/PR.CIT-2/263(11)/2018-19, IN PROCEEDIN GS U/S.143(3) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 [IN SHORT, THE ACT]. 2. AT THE OUTSET, WE ARE INFORMED DURING THE COURSE OF HEARING FROM THE ASSESSEES SIDE THAT HE HAS FILED FOR SETTLEMENT BENEFIT UNDER THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISWAS SCHEME-2020 IN PRESCRIBED FORM NO.1 & 2 AND FORM-3 IN TUNE THERETO; ALSO STANDS ISSUED. ITA NO. 1326/HYD/2019 :- 2 -: 3. THE ASSESSEES SOLE IDENTICAL PLEA IN THIS CASE IS THAT SINCE THE DEPARTMENT IS YET TO FINALISE THE SETTLEMENT IN TU NE WITH FORM(S)-3 ISSUED UNDER THE SCHEME, THIS APPEAL M AY NOT BE DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN AS ON DATE. WE FIND NO MER IT IN ASSESSEES CONTENTIONS PER SE. THE FACT REMAINS THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FORM-3, NO PURPOSE WOULD BE SERVED IF THIS CASE IS KEPT PENDING. WE THEREFORE O RDER THAT THIS APPEAL BE TREATED AS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN WITH A RIDER THAT IT SHALL BE VERY MUCH OPEN FOR THE ASSESSEE TO FILE FOR REVIVAL OF THIS CASE, IF THE SETTLEMENT BENEFIT UNDER THE SCHEME IS DENIED TO HIM FOR TECHNICAL REASONS. 4. THIS ASSESSEES APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN IN ABOVE TERMS. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 16 TH JUNE, 2021 SD/- SD/- (LAXMI PRASAD SAHU) (S.S.G ODARA) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEM BER HYDERABAD, DATED: 16-06-2021 TNMM ITA NO. 1326/HYD/2019 :- 3 -: COPY TO : 1.T.NARSIMHA RAO, PLOT NO.19, ROAD NO.2, VASAVI COL ONY, KOTHAPET, HYDERABAD. 2.THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-2(4), HYDERABAD. 3.PR.CIT-2, HYDERABAD. 4.D.R. ITAT, HYDERABAD. 5.GUARD FILE.