, SMC IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SMC BENCH, AHMEDABAD (THROUGH VIRTUAL COURT) BEFORE SHRI PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND MS. MADHUMITA ROY, JUDICIAL MEMBER ./ I.T.A. NO. 2947/AHD/2017 ( / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2013-14) DEVENDRA BABUBHAI PATEL J 6 ALLJ 19 HOMES, THALTEJ SHILAJ ROAD THALTEJ, AHMEDABAD-380059 / VS. ITO WARD-6(1)(2), PRATYAKSH KARBHAVAN AMBAWADI, AHMEDABAD ./ ./ PAN/GIR NO. : AGGPP2131D ( / APPELLANT ) .. ( / RESPONDENT ) / APPELLANT BY : SHRI S. N. DIVETIA, AR / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI R. R. MAKWANA, SR.DR / DATE OF HEARING 22/12/2020 !'# / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 23/12/2020 $%/ O R D E R PER BENCH: THE CAPTIONED APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED AT THE INSTANCE OF THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-6, AHMEDABAD (CIT(A) IN SHORT), DATED 12.09.2017 ARI SING IN THE ASSESSMENT ORDER DATED 25.02.2016 PASSED BY THE ITO , WARD-6(1)(2), AHMEDABAD UNDER SECTION 143(3) OF THE INCOME TAX AC T, 1961 (THE ACT) CONCERNING AY 2013-14. ITA NO. 2947/AHD/17 [DEVENDRA BABUBHAI PATEL VS. ITO] A.Y. 2013-14 - 2 - 2. THE CAPTIONED ASSESSEE HAS SOUGHT TO WITHDRAW TH E APPEAL LISTED ABOVE ON THE GROUND THAT ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO AVAI L BENEFITS OF VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020 (VSV). AS PER LETTER DATED 09.12.2020 FILED BY ASSESSEE, IT IS SUBMITTED THAT ASSESSEE DOES NOT SEEK TO PURSUE THE SAID APPEAL OWING TO EXERCISE OF OPTION FOR AVAILING VSV SCHEME AND CONSEQUENTLY REQUESTED THAT ASSESSEES APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPEAL MAY PLEASE BE GRANTED. 3. THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE REVE NUE STATED THAT HE HAS NO OBJECTION TO WITHDRAW THE APPEALS IN THE CIR CUMSTANCES NARRATED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. 4. IN THE LIGHT OF WRITTEN REQUESTS MADE ON BEHALF OF THE CAPTIONED PARTY, THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. HOWEV ER, IN THE EVENT, THE ASSESSEE FAILS TO AVAIL THE BENEFIT OF VSV SCHEME F OR ANY BONAFIDE REASONS, THEN THE ASSESSEE CONCERNED WILL BE AT LIB ERTY TO SEEK RESTORATION OF ORIGINAL APPEAL FOR HEARING BEFORE ITAT IN ACCOR DANCE WITH LAW. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE CAPTIONED APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. SD/- SD/- (PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA) (MADHUMITA ROY) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER AHMEDABAD: DATED 23/12/2020 TRUE COPY TANMAY !' #' / COPY OF ORDER FORWARDED TO:- 1. / REVENUE 2. $ / ASSESSEE 3. ) *+ , / CONCERNED CIT 4. ,- / CIT (A) 5. 012 33*+, *+#, 56$)$ / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. 289 : / GUARD FILE. BY ORDER / $% , ;/5 *+#, 56$)$ < THIS ORDER PRONOUNCED ON 23/12 /2020