ITA NO.1352/BANG/2019 M/S. ZAFFARS STERLING ESTATES PVT. LTD., BANGALORE IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL B BENCH: BANGALORE BEFORE SHRI CHANDRA POOJARI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SMT. BEENA PILLAI, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO.1352/BANG/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2015-16 M/S. ZAFFARS STERLING ESTATES PVT. LTD. NO.301, 3 RD FLOOR, 139, STERLING HEIGHTS INFANTRY ROAD, OPP: THE HINDU, BENGALURU-560 001. PAN NO : AAKCS3095C VS. ITO WARD-7(1)(4) BANGALORE APPELLANT RESPONDENT APPELLANT BY : N O N E RESPONDENT BY : SHRI PRIYADARSHI MISHRA, D.R. DATE OF H EARING : 19.11.2020 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 19.11.2020 O R D E R PER CHANDRA POOJARI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAIN ST THE ORDER OF CIT(A)-7, BENGALURU DATED 22.3.2019 FOR THE ASSE SSMENT YEAR 2015-16. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, THE LD A.R SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS FILED APPLICATION UNDER THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020 AND IS WAITING FOR THE CERTIFICATE IN FORM NO. 3 FROM THE PR. CIT. ACCORDINGLY THE LD A.R SUBMITTED THAT THE MATTER MA Y BE KEPT PENDING. ITA NO.1352/BANG/2019 M/S. ZAFFARS STERLING ESTATES PVT. LTD., BANGALORE PAGE 2 OF 3 3. THE LD D.R, HOWEVER, SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSES SEE HAS TO WITHDRAW THE PENDING APPEAL AFTER FILING FORM VSV1 AS PER VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020. THEREAFTER, THE ASSESSEE IS REQ UIRED TO FURNISH A COPY OF THE SAME ALONG WITH THE PROOF OF PAYMENT OF TAX AS DETERMINED BY THE TAX OFFICIAL TO THE DEPARTMENT. HE SUBMITTE D THAT THE FORM NO.3 SHALL BE ISSUED TO THE ASSESSEE IN DUE COURSE AND ACCORDINGLY HE SUBMITTED THAT THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE MAY BE DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN, AS THE ASSESSEE, IN ANY WAY, IS REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL. 4. WE HEARD THE PARTIES AND PERUSED THE RECORD. SINCE THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED FOR VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020, THE AP PELLANT WOULD BE MOVING APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWING THE PRESENT A PPEAL FILED BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL IN DUE COURSE. SINCE THE ASSESSEE HAS ALREADY FILED THE NECESSARY APPLICATION BEFORE THE TAX AUTHORITIES UN DER THE ABOVE SAID SCHEME, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT NO PURPOSE WILL BE SERVED IN KEEPING THIS APPEAL PENDING. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AS WITHDRAWN. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE I S DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 19 TH NOV, 2020 SD/- (BEENA PILLAI) JUDICIAL MEMBER SD/- (CHANDRA POOJARI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER BANGALORE, DATED 19 TH NOV, 2020. VG/SPS ITA NO.1352/BANG/2019 M/S. ZAFFARS STERLING ESTATES PVT. LTD., BANGALORE PAGE 3 OF 3 COPY TO: 1. THE APPLICANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT 4. THE CIT(A) 5. THE DR, ITAT, BANGALORE. 6. GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASST. REGISTRAR, ITAT, BANGALORE.