, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL C BENCH: CHENNAI . . , . , BEFORE SHRI DUVVURU R.L. REDDY, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI S. JAYARAMAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO.2780/CHNY/2018 /ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-14 SMT. PINKY, 78, N.S.C.BOSE ROAD, SOWCARPET, CHENNAI-600 079. VS. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, NON-CORPORATE WARD-5(4), CHENNAI. [PAN:AAGPP 8973 K] ( /APPELLANT) ( /RESPONDENT) / APPELLANT BY : MR.A.K.RAMU, ITO (RETD.) & MR.T.C.NARAYANAN, ITP /RESPONDENT BY : MR.G.JOHNSON, ADDL.CIT /DATE OF HEARING : 15.03.2021 /DT. OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 16.03.2021 / O R D E R PER DUVVURU R.L. REDDY, JUDICIAL MEMBER: THE ASSESSEE FILED THIS APPEAL AGAINST THE ORDER O F THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-5, CHENNAI, IN ITA NO.190/C IT(A)-5/2017-18 DATED 05.07.2018 FOR THE AY 2013-14. 2. WHEN THIS APPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FOR HEARING, THE L EARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE HAS SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OP TED TO AVAIL THE VIVAD-SE-VISHWAS SCHEME 2020 AND FORM NO.3 WAS ALSO ISSUED. SHE HAS SUBMITTED THAT SHE MAY BE PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL. ITA NO.2780/CHNY/2018 :- 2 -: 3. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE LEARNED DEPARTMENTAL REPR ESENTATIVE HAS NOT RAISED ANY OBJECTION TO THE SUBMISSIONS OF THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE. 4. WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE SIDES, PERUSED THE MATERI ALS AVAILABLE ON RECORD AND GONE THROUGH THE ORDERS OF THE AUTHORITI ES BELOW. 5. IN THIS CASE, THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED FOR THE VIV AD-SE-VISHWAS SCHEME 2020 AND THE DESIGNATED AUTHORITY HAS ISSUED FORM NO.3 FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF PENDING TAX DISPUTE. ACCORDINGLY, SH E PRAYED THAT SHE MAY BE PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL. 6. IN VIEW OF THE SUBMISSIONS OF THE ASSESSEE, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS PERMITTED TO BE WITHDRAWN. HOWEVER, IT IS OPEN TO THE ASSESSEE TO APPROACH THE TRIBUNAL BY FILING AN APPR OPRIATE APPLICATION IN THE EVENT OF ANY INJUSTICE CAUSED TO THE ASSESSEE I N RESPECT OF THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE RELATING TO THE VIVAD-SE-VISH WAS SCHEME 2020. 7. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN ITA NO.2780/CHNY/2018 IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON THE 16 TH DAY OF MARCH, 2021, IN CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- ( . ) (S. JAYARAMAN) /ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ( . . ) (DUVVURU R.L. REDDY) /JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO.2780/CHNY/2018 :- 3 -: /CHENNAI, /DATED: 16 TH MARCH, 2021. TLN /COPY TO: 1. /APPELLANT 4. /CIT 2. /RESPONDENT 5. /DR 3. ( ) /CIT(A) 6. # /GF