Smt. Pratibha Baghel, Seoni V. Income Tax Officer, Seoni

ITA 235/JAB/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2022] 105 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 8745 (ITAT-JABALPUR)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 3 month(s) 4 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 15-02-2022
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: DB
• Assessment Year: 2013-2014
• Appeal Filed On: 11-11-2018
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Section: 147; 144

Judgement Text

ITA No. 235/Jab/2018 (AY 2013-14) Pratibha Baghel v. ITO 1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JABALPUR BENCH, JABALPUR (through Virtual Hearing) BEFORE SH. SANJAY ARORA, HON'BLE ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & SH. MANOMOHAN DAS, HON’BLE JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA No.235/JAB/2018 Assessment Year: 2013-14 Pratibha Baghel, Seoni [PAN:BANPB 3612F] vs. Income Tax Officer, Seoni (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant by Sh. Sapan Usrethe, Adv. & Ms. Apoorva Agrawal, FCA Respondent by Sh. S.K. Halder, Sr. DR Date of hearing 16/02/2022 Date of pronouncement 16/02/2022 ORDER Per Bench This is an Appeal by the Assessee agitating the part allowance of her appeal contesting her assessment under section 144 read with sec. 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘the Act’) dated 05/12/2016 for assessment year (AY) 2013-14 by the first appellate authority vide his order dated 10/9/2018. 2. At the very outset, it was submitted by Sh. Usrethe, the ld. counsel for the assessee, that the assessee-appellant requests for a permission to withdraw the instant appeal on the ground that she has since opted for the settlement of her tax dispute/s under reference under the Vivad Se Vishwas Sheme, 2020 of the Government of India. Form 3 dated 08/03/2021, issued by the competent authority upon verifying the details, stands enclosed, indicating tax payable at Rs. 2,73,862, which stands since deposited on 19/3/2021. Permission may accordingly be granted. ITA No. 235/Jab/2018 (AY 2013-14) Pratibha Baghel v. ITO 2 3. We have heard the parties before us. Though Form 5, which signifies the settlement of the tax dispute under the DTVSV Act is not on record, the same is stated by Sh. Usrethe to be only due to some technical glitches being faced in the Revenue’s e-portal for the time being. In any case of the matter, it is clear that the assessee does not intend to prosecute her instant appeal, a statutory right granted under the Act, but to settle her tax dispute/s following the alternate dispute resolution route, having completed all the processes in this regard. The said Act in fact itself provides for an automatic vacation of the relevant appeal, etc. on the tax dispute being settled thereunder. There was, accordingly, and only understandably so, no objection to the assessee’s request by Sh. Halder, the ld. Sr. DR. We accordingly have no hesitation in permitting withdrawal of the instant application, which is rendered not maintainable before the Tribunal, even as liberty for moving it is hereby granted where for any reason the assessee’s application under the DTVsV Act does not reach its logical end. 4. In the result, the captioned appeal is dismissed as not maintainable. Order pronounced in the Open Court on February 16, 2022 (Manomohan Das) (Sanjay Arora) Judicial Member Accountant Member Dated: 16/02/2022 Copy of the Order forwarded to: 1. The Appellant: Smt. Pratibha Baghel, Village Lugherwada, Bijawada, Seoni (M.P.) 2. The Respondent: Income Tax Officer, Seoni (M.P) 3. The Principal CIT-1, Jabalpur 4. The CIT(Appeals)-1, Jabalpur 5. The Senior DR, ITAT, Jabalpur 6. Guard File