IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE BENCHES C BENCH: BANGALORE BEFORE SHRI N.V. VASUDEVAN, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI CHANDRA POOJARI, ACCOU NTANT MEMBER ITA NO. & ASST. YEAR APPELLANT RESPONDENT 2647 /BANG/2018 201 3 - 14 SHRI K.H. VIJENDR A SETTY, NO.19, 3 RD FLOOR, I CROSS, 4 TH MAIN, 4 TH BLOCK, THYAGARAJANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 028 PAN AAXPV 7684C INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 1, RAMANAGAR . 2634/BANG/2019 2015 - 16 SHRI MURLI MANOHAR SARAF, NO.747/42, SARASWATI NILAYA, 5 TH MAIN ROAD, 4 TH CROS S, VIJAYANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 040 PAN ABPPS 0660Q ASST . COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE 1(1) , BANGALORE. 2649/BANG/2018 2012 - 13 M/S. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, LEVEL 3 BMP & ASSOCIATES LLP, PRESTIGE NEBULA 1, 8 - 12, CUBBON ROAD, BANGALO RE - 560 001 PAN AACCT 4427F ASST. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 2(1), BANGALORE. ASSESSEE BY: SMT. SUMAN LUNKAR, C.A. & SMT. G. VAIDEHI, C.A. (FOR 2649/BANG/2018) REVENUE BY: S MT . R. PREMI, JCIT (D.R) DATE OF HEARING : 0 9 .09 .20 20. DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 10 .09 .20 20. O R D E R PER SHRI CHANDRA POOJARI, A.M. : THE SE APPEALS FILED BY THE ASSESSES ARE DIRECTED AGAINST DIFFERENT ORDER S OF C OMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) OF BANGALORE . THE ASSESSES ARE AGGRIEVED BY THE DECISIO N OF LD. CIT (APPEALS). SINCE COM MON ISSUE IS INVOLVED IN THESE 2 ITA NO S . 2647 & 2649/BANG/2018 & 2634 /BANG/201 9 APPEALS, THEY ARE HEARD TOGETHER AND CONSOLIDATED ORDER IS PASSED FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, THE LEARNED AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE SUBMITTED TH A T THESE ASS ESSES HAVE OPTED TO FILE AN APPLICATION UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020. ACCORDINGLY, LD. AR SUBMITTED THAT THESE APPEALS MAY BE DISMISSED WITH THE LIBERTY TO MOVE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR RECALL OF THE PRESENT ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IF TH E ASSESSES INTENDED TO DO SO. 3. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE LEARNED DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSESSES HAVE TO WITHDRAW THE PENDING APPEALS AFTER FILING THE FORM VSV1 AS PER VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020. THEREAFTER THE ASSESSES ARE R EQUIRED TO FURNISH A COPY OF THE SAME ALONG WITH THE PROOF OF PAYMENT OF TAX AS DETERMINED BY THE TAX OFFICIAL TO THE DEPARTMENT. LD. DR SUBMITTED THAT THE FORM NO.3 SHALL BE ISSUED TO THE ASSESSES IN DUE COURSE AND ACCORDINGLY HE SUBMITTED THAT THE APPEA LS OF THE ASSESSES MAY BE DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN, AS THE ASSESSES, IN ANY WAY, IS REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW THE APPEALS. 4. WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE PARTIES AND PERUSED THE MATERIAL ON RECORD. SINCE THE ASSESSES HAS OPTED FOR VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020, TH E ASSESSES ARE INTERESTED IN NOT PROSECUTING THESE APPEALS FILED BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. SINCE THE ASSESSES HAVE ALREADY FILED THE NECESSARY APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE TAX AUTHORITIES UNDER THE ABOVE SAID SCHEME, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT NO PURPOSE WILL BE SERVE D IN KEEPING THE 3 ITA NO S . 2647 & 2649/BANG/2018 & 2634 /BANG/201 9 APPEALS PENDING. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISMISS THE APPEALS OF THE ASSESSES AS WITHDRAWN. FURTHER THE ASSESSES ARE AT LIBERTY TO MOVE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR RECALL OF THE PRESENT ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, IF THE ASSESSES INTENDS TO DO SO. 5. IN THE RESULT, ALL THE APPEAL S OF THE ASSESSES ARE DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THE DATE MENTIONED ON THE CAPTION PAGE. SD/ - SD/ - ( N.V. VASUDEVAN ) ( CHANDRA POOJARI ) VICE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 10 .09. 20 20 . *REDDY GP COPY TO 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. CIT (A) 4. PR. CIT 5. DR, ITAT, BANGALORE. 6. GUARD FI LE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR INCOME - TAX APPELLATE TRIBUN AL BANGALORE