IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SMC BENCH, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI PAVAN KUMAR GADALE, JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI N.K. PRADHAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NOS. 278/MUM/2019 (A.Y: 2012-13 ) M/S SHAH STEEL CORPORATION, 101/102, JOSHI CHAMBERS, AHMEDABAD STREET, CARNAC BUNDER, MUMBAI 400009 / VS. INCOME TAX OFFICER 17 (3) (3), MUMBAI ./ ./ PAN/GIR NO. : AAAFS6257M ( / APPELLANT ) .. ( / RESPONDENT ) / APPELLANT BY : NONE / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI VIJAY KUMAR MENON, DR / DATE OF HEARING 05/02/2021 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 08/02/2021 / O R D E R PER PAVAN KUMAR GADALE: THE ASSESSEE HAS FILED THE APPEAL AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) - 28, MUMBAI, PASSED U/S. 143(3) AND 250 OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961. 2. AT THE TIME HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. THE LD.AR HAS FILED A LETTER DT 21-01-2021 THAT THE ASSESSEE IS INTEND TO SETTLE THE TAX LITIGATION ITA NOS. 278 /MUM/2019 M/S SHAH STEEL CORPORATION - 2 - BY OPTING FOR VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME 2020(VSVS2020) AND FILED AN APPLICATION IN FORM NO. 1 & 2 UNDER VSVS RULES 2020. CONTRA, THE LD. DR HAS NO OBJECTIONS. 3. WE HEARD THE LD.DR AND PERUSED THE MATERIAL ON RECORD. SINCE THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED FOR VIVAAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME 2020 AND HAS FILED A LETTER DATED 21- 01-2021 MENTIONING THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS APPLIED UNDER VSVS 2020 AND YET TO RECEIVE FORM-3 FROM THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT. WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT, NO PURPOSE WILL BE SERVED IN KEEPING THE APPEAL PENDING. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AS WITHDRAWN AND THE ASSESSEE IS GIVEN LIBERTY TO MOVE AN APPLICATION U/S 254(2) OF THE ACT TO RECALL THE PRESENT ORDER AS PER PROVISIONS OF LAW. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 08.02.2021. SD/- SD/- (N.K. PRADHAN) (PAVAN KUMAR GADALE ) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER MUMBAI, DATED 08.02.2021 ITA NOS. 278 /MUM/2019 M/S SHAH STEEL CORPORATION - 3 - AK, PS / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. / THE CIT(A) 4. ( ) / CONCERNED CIT 5. , , / DR, ITAT, MUMBAI 6. / GUARD FILE. / BY ORDER, //TRUE COPY// 1. / ( ASST. REGISTRAR) , / ITAT, MUMBAI 2. OTHER MEMBER ON WHICH THE