IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH FRIDAY A NEW DELHI (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) BEFORE SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT AN D SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL ME MBER ITA NO. 269/DEL/2020 ASSESSMENT YEAR 2015-16 SHRI MONIT MALHOTRA, B-20, KIRTI NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110015 (PAN: AGBPM0245N) VS ACIT, CIRCLE 17(1), NEW DELHI. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY: NONE RESPONDENT BY: SHRI M. BARNWAL, SR. DR DATE OF HEARING : 08.01.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 08.01.2021 ORDER PER G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX(A)-6, NEW DELHI DATED 18.11.2019 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2015-16. 2. THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE, VIDE LETTE R DATED 2.1.2021 RECEIVED THROUGH EMAIL, HAS REQUESTED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE ITA 269/DEL/2020 AND STATED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO SETTLE TH E DISPUTE RELATING TO THE TAX ARREARS FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR UNDER CONSIDERATION UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020. A CERTIFICATE TO THIS EFFECT UNDER S ECTION 5(1) OF THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020 HAS ALSO BEEN FILED. 3. LEARNED SENIOR DR HAS NO OBJECTION. 4. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WE ACCEPT THE REQUEST O F THE ASSESSEE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ABOVE DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED ON CONCLUSION OF VIRTU AL HEARING ON 8 TH JANUARY, 2021. SD/- SD/- (SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA) ( G.S. PANNU ) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRE SIDENT GS COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR