IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, SURAT BENCH, SURAT BEFORE SHRI PAWAN SINGH, JM & DR. A. L. SAINI, AM ./ITA NO.256/SRT/2018 ( [ [ / ASSESSMENT YEAR: (2014-15) (VIRTUAL COURT HEARING) HIREN CHAMPAKLAL PATEL, 50, TEKRA FALIYA, MAIN ROAD, PUNAGAM, SURAT-395010. VS. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-2(3)(2), SURAT. ./ ./ PAN/GIR NO.: ATDPP9424H (ASSESSEE) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : SHRI HIREN VEPARI CA RESPONDENT BY : MS ANUPAMA SINGLA SR. DR / DATE OF HEARING : 07/01/2021 /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 07/01/2021 / O R D E R PER DR. A. L. SAINI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: AT THE OUTSET ITSELF, SHRI HIREN VEPARI, LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE, SUBMITTED BEFORE THE BENCH THAT ASSESSEE HAS OPTED THE BENEFIT OF THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020 . A COPY OF FORM-3 UNDER THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IN THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT ON 13.12.2020 ISSUED BY PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, SURAT-1, WAS ALSO PLACED BEFORE THE BENCH. SHRI HIREN VEPARI, CA, ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE, BY WAY OF A LETTER DATED 01.01.2021, SUBMITTED THAT ASSESSEE PRAYED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL TO WHICH, THE LEARNED DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE (DR) DID NOT RAISE ANY OBJECTION. 2. WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE PARTIES AND GONE THROUGH FORM-3 FILED BY THE ASSESSEE TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME AND NOTED THAT ASSESSEE HAS PRAYED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. THE LD. DR FOR THE REVENUE DID NOT HAVE ANY OBJECTION IF THE SAID APPEAL IS WITHDRAWN BY THE ASSESSEE. CONSEQUENTLY, WE TREAT THIS APPEAL AS WITHDRAWN. PAGE | 2 ITA 256/SRT/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR:2014-15 HIREN CHAMPAKLAL PATEL 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE (IN ITA NO.256/SRT/2018 FOR AY.2014-15) IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ORDER IS PRONOUNCED ON 07/01/2021, AS PER RULE 34 OF INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, RULE 1963. SD/- SD/- (PAWAN SINGH) (DR. A.L. SAINI) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER LWJR /SURAT / DATE: 07/01/2021 SAMANTA, PS COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO 1. THE ASSESSEE 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT(A) 4. PR.CIT 5. DR/AR, ITAT, SURAT 6. GUARD FILE BY ORDER // TRUE COPY // ASSISTANT REGISTRAR/SR. PS/PS ITAT, SURAT