IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI A BENCH: NEW DELHI (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING ) BEFORE SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO.2562/DEL/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2015-16 RITESH KUMAR ARUKIA, RDC-130, RAJ NAGAR, GHAZIABAD, UTTAR PRADESH. PAN-AQPPA5740A VS ITO, WARD-2(2), GHAZIABAD APPELLANT RESPONDENT APPELLANT BY NONE RESPONDENT BY SH.M.BARNWAL, SR.DR DATE OF HEARING 08.01.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 08.01.2021 ORDER PER G.S. PANNU, VP : THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2 015-16 IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LEARNED CIT(A), GHAZIABAD D ATED 26.12.2018. 2. NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE AT THE TIME OF VIRTUAL HEARING BEFORE US. THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE , VIDE ITS LETTER DATED 12.12.2020, RECEIVED THROUGH EMAIL, HAS REQUESTED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL FILED BY HIM AND STATED THAT THE ASSESSEE H AS OPTED TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE RELATING TO THE TAX ARREARS FOR THE ASSESSM ENT YEAR UNDER CONSIDERATION UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020. A CERTIFICATE TO THIS EFFECT UNDER SECTION 5(1) OF THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020 HAS ALSO BEEN FILED. 3. LEARNED SENIOR DR HAS NO OBJECTION. ITA NO.-2562/DEL/2019 2 4. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WE ACCEPT THE REQUEST OF THE A SSESSEE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAW N. ABOVE DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED ON CONCLUSION OF VIRTUAL HEARING ON 08 TH JANUARY, 2021. SD/- SD/- (SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA) (G.S. PANNU) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRESID ENT * AMIT KUMAR * COPY FORWARDED TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(APPEALS) 5. DR: ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, NEW DELHI