, D IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL D BENCH, AHMEDABAD ( CONVENED THROUGH VIRTUAL COURT ) BEFORE SHRI PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER ./ I.T.A. NO. 1720/AHD/2014 ( ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2004-05) M/S. ASHUTOSH DEVELOPERS C/O V. P. PATEL & CO. ADV., A-102, AKSHARDHAM, SHAHIBAUG, NR. UNDERBRIDGE, AHMEDABAD-4 / VS. INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD -9(2), AHMEDABAD ./ ./ PAN/GIR NO. : AAJFA0847N ( APPELLANT ) .. ( / RESPONDENT ) / APPELLANT BY : SHRI M. K. PATEL, A.R. / RESPONDENT BY : SMT. SANYOGITA NAGPAL, SR.DR DATE OF HEARING 04/01/2021 !'# / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 12/02/2021 / O R D E R PER BENCH : THE CAPTIONED APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED AT THE INSTANCE OF THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF I NCOME TAX (APPEALS)-XX, AHMEDABAD (CIT(A) IN SHORT), DATED 31.03.2014 ARISING IN THE ASSESSMENT ORDER DATED 29.11.2006 PA SSED BY THE ITA NOS. 1720/AHD/14 (M/S. ASHUTOSH DEVELOPERS) - 2 - ASSESSING OFFICER (AO) UNDER S. 143(3) OF THE INCOM E TAX ACT, 1961 (THE ACT) CONCERNING AY 2004-05. 2. THE CAPTIONED ASSESSEE HAS SOUGHT TO WITHDRAW TH E APPEAL LISTED ABOVE ON THE GROUND THAT ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO AVAI L BENEFITS OF VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020 (VSV). WHEN THE MATTER WA S CALLED FOR HEARING, THE LD. COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE AT THE OU TSET HAS SUBMITTED THAT HE DOES NOT SEEK TO PURSUE THE SAID APPEAL OWI NG TO EXERCISE OF OPTION FOR AVAILING VSV SCHEME AND CONSEQUENTLY REQ UESTED THAT HIS APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPEAL MAY PLEASE BE GRANTED. REFERENCE WAS ALSO MADE TO WRITTEN REQUESTS IN THIS REGARD. 3. THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE REVE NUE STATED THAT SHE HAS NO OBJECTION TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES NARRATED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. 4. IN THE LIGHT OF WRITTEN REQUEST MADE ON BEHALF O F THE CAPTIONED ASSESSEE, THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. HO WEVER, IN THE EVENT, THE ASSESSEE FAILS TO AVAIL THE BENEFIT OF V SV SCHEME FOR ANY BONAFIDE REASONS, THEN THE ASSESSEE CONCERNED WILL BE AT LIBERTY TO SEEK RESTORATION OF ORIGINAL APPEAL FOR HEARING BEF ORE ITAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE CAPTIONED APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. SD/- SD/- (MAHAVIR PRASAD) (PRADIP KUMAR K EDIA) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD: DATED 12/02/2021 TRUE COPY S. K. SINHA !'#' / COPY OF ORDER FORWARDED TO:- &. / REVENUE 2. / ASSESSEE THIS ORDER PRONOUNCED ON 12/02/2021 ITA NOS. 1720/AHD/14 (M/S. ASHUTOSH DEVELOPERS) - 3 - (. )*+ , / CONCERNED CIT 4. ,- / CIT (A) /. 012 33*+4 *+#4 56) / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 7. 289 : / GUARD FILE. BY ORDER / 4 /5 *+#4 56)