IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL C BENCH : BANGALORE BEFORE SHRI N. V. VASUDEVAN, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI B. R. BASKARAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 2 224 /BANG/20 1 9 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2015-16 SHRI. MOHAN CHOWDAPPA, SRI. MARUTHI ELECTRONICS, BB ROAD, YELAHANKA, BANGALORE 560 064. PAN : A JMPC 8163 F VS. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 6(3)(4), ROOM NO.753, BMTC BUILDING, 7 TH FLOOR, KORAMANGALA, 6 TH BLOCK, BANGALORE 560 095 . APPELLANT RESPONDENT ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI. GANESH R. GHALE, STANDING COUNSEL FOR DEPARTMENT DATE OF HEARING : 7 .1.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 7 .1.2021 O R D E R PER N. V. VASUDEVAN, VICE PRESIDENT THIS APPEAL FILED IS BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 17.7.2019 OF CIT(A)-6, BANGALORE, IN RELATION TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2015-16. 2. THE LEARNED AR OF THE ASSESSEE SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE IN THIS APPEAL UNDER THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020, HAS ENCLOSED FORM NOS.1 AND 2. THE ASSESSEE HAS STATED THAT FORM 3 IS AWAITED FROM DESIGNATED AUTHORITY AND HAS REQUESTED FOR ADJOURNMENT OF THE APPEAL. 3. IN THE COURSE OF HEARING, IT WAS THE PROPOSITION PUT FORWARD BY THE BENCH THAT UNDER THESE FACTS, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE MAY BE DISMISSED AS ITA NO. 2224/BANG/2019 PAGE 2 OF 2 WITHDRAWN AND LIBERTY MAY BE GRANTED TO THE ASSESSEE TO APPROACH THIS TRIBUNAL FOR RECALL OF THIS ORDER UNDER SECTION 254(2) OF THE ACT IN CASE THE ASSESSEE FINALLY OPTS OUT OF VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020. IN REPLY, IT WAS SUBMITTED BY LEARNED AR OF THE ASSESSEE THAT IF THE LIBERTY IS GRANTED TO THE ASSESSEE, THEN WE HAVE NO OBJECTION ABOUT DISMISSAL OF THE APPEAL AS WITHDRAWN. 4. THE APPEAL IS ACCORDINGLY DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. THE ASSESSEE IS HOWEVER AT LIBERTY TO SEEK RECALL OF THIS ORDER IN CASE THE ASSESSEE IS NOT ABLE TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE UNDER THE SCHEME. 5. IN THE RESULT, ASSESSEES APPEAL IS DISMISSED. PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THE DATE MENTIONED ON THE CAPTION PAGE. SD/- SD/- SD/- SD/- BANGALORE, DATED: 7.1.2021. /NS/* COPY TO: 1. APPELLANTS 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT, BANGALORE. 6. GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT, BANGALORE. ( B. R. BASKARAN ) ( N. V. VASUDEVAN) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER VIC E PRESIDENT