Venkateswar Raju Penumasta, Hyderabad V. Income Tax Officer, Ward-6(1), Hyderabad

ITA 1604/Hyd/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 108 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6883 (ITAT-HYDERABAD)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 5 month(s) 3 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 07-04-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: DB-B
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 04-11-2019
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Section: 143(3); 13

Judgement Text

1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCH B, HYDERABAD (THROUGH VIRTUAL HEARING) BEFORE SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 1604/HYD/2019 A.Y. 2012 - 13 VENKATESWAR RAJU PENUMASTA , HYDERABAD. PAN: AJEPP 4966 H VS. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD - 6(1), HYDERABAD. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY: NONE REVENUE BY: SHRI ROHIT MUJUMDAR, DR DATE OF HEARING: 22/03/2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 0 7 /0 4 /2021 ORDER PER A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY, A.M: THIS APPEAL IS FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A) - 6, HYDERABAD IN APPEAL NO. 0152/2015 - 16/A3/CIT(A) - 6, DATED 5/7/2019 PASSED U/S. 143(3) R.W.S 250(6) OF THE ACT FOR THE A.Y. 2012 - 13. 2. AT THE OUTSET, NONE APPEARED BEFORE US TO REPRESENT THE ASSESSEES CASE. FROM THE RECORD, WE FIND THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS FILED A LETTER DATED 4/3/2021 WHEREIN IT WAS STATED THAT THE ASSESSEE DESIRES TO WITHDRAW 2 HIS APPEAL AS THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO AVAIL VIVAD SE VISWAS SCHEME. IT WAS FURTHER SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAD FILED FORM NO.1 & 2 AND FORM - 3 WAS ALSO ISSUED BY THE REVENUE. IT WAS THEREFORE PLEADED, THAT THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE MAY BE ALLOWED TO BE WITHDRAWN. 3. THE LD. DR STATED THAT IF THE ASSESSEE DESIRES TO OPT VIVAD - SE - VISHWAS SCHEME, THE DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION. 4. HAVING REGARD TO THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE , WE ARE INCLINED TO ALLOW THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE TO BE WITHDRAWN YIELDING TO THE PRAYER OF THE ASSESSEE THAT HE HAS PREFERRED TO AVAIL THE VIVAD - SE - VISHWAS SCHEME BY FILING FORMS NO.1, 2 AND FORM - 3 WAS ALSO ISSUED BY THE REVENUE. THE LD. DR HAS ALSO CONCEDED TO THE REQUEST OF THE ASSESSEE . ACCORDINGLY, WE HEREBY DISMIS S THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AS WITHDRAWN. HOWEVER, WE ALSO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT, IF THE ASSESSEES CASE IS NOT ACCEPTED IN THE VIVAD - SE - VISWAS SCHEME BY THE REVENUE FOR WHATSOEVER MAY BE THE REASON, THEN THE ASSESSEE SHALL BE AT LIBERTY TO FILE A MISCELLANE OUS PETITION BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT PRESCRIBED UNDER THE ACT TO REINSTATE THE APPEAL. IT IS ORDERED ACCORDINGLY. 5. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. 3 PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THE 0 7 TH APRIL , 2021 . SD/ - SD/ - ( SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI ) ( A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY ) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER HYDERABAD, DATED: 0 7 TH APRIL , 2021. OKK COPY TO: - 1) VENKATESWAR RAJU PENUMASTA, 6 - 3 - 666/ B, 5 TH FLOOR, DECCAN CHAMBERS, SOMAJIGUDA, HYDERABAD 500 082. 2) INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD - 6(1), 7 TH FLOOR, IT TOWERS, AC GUARDS, HYDERABAD. 3) THE CIT (A) - 6, HYDERABAD. 4) THE PR. CIT - 6, HYDERABAD. 5) THE DR, ITAT, HYDERABAD 6) GUARD FILE