Kirtikumar Shah, Surat V. Income Tax Officer, Ward-3(3), Surat

ITA 375/SRT/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 108 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 4564 (ITAT-SURAT)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 4 month(s) 21 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 10-05-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: DB
• Assessment Year: 2011-2012
• Appeal Filed On: 19-12-2017
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: ANUPMA SINGLA
• Keywords: Condonation of delay
• Section: 143(3)

Judgement Text

ITA NO. 375/SRT/2017 KIRTIKUMAR SHAH (AY2011-12), 1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, SURAT BENCH, SURAT BEFORE SHRI PAWAN SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND DR. ARJUN LAL SAINI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 375/SRT/2017 (AY 2011-12) (H EARING IN VIRTUAL COURT) KIRTIKUMAR SHAH, 851-852,GAJANAN STREET, PRAMUKH PARK, NEAR PANDESARA CHOKDI, SURAT, PAN : ANJP 9031 P VS ITO WARD-3(3) SURAT APPLICANT RESPONDENT ASSESSEE BY MISS CHAITALI SHAH CA REVENUE BY MISS ANUPMA SINGLA SR. DR DATE OF HEARING 10.05.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 10.05.2021 ORDER UNDER SECTION 254(1) OF INCOME TAX ACT PER PAWAN SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER : 1. THIS APPEAL BY ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDERS OF LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-2, SURAT, DATED 25.02.2016, WHICH IN TURN ARISE FROM THE ASSESSMENT ORDER UNDER SECTION 143(3) 21.03.2014 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR (AY) 2011-12 . THE APPEAL CAME UP HEARING ON 10 TH MAY 2021. THE LEARNED AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE (AR) FOR THE ASSESSEE SUBMITS THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS AVAILED THE BENEFITS OF VIVAD SE VISVAS SCHEME -2020 (VSV-20) AND HAS SETTLED THE DISPUTE WITH DEPARTMENT AND HAS RECEIVED FORM-3 OF VSV-20 AND THIS APPEAL MAY BE DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. THE LD AR FOR THE ASSESSEE ALSO ITA NO. 375/SRT/2017 KIRTIKUMAR SHAH (AY2011-12), 2 FILED THE COPY OF FORM-3 OF VSV-20 BEARING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NO. 243797880060221. 2. ON THE OTHER HAND THE LEARNED SENIOR DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE (SR DR) SUBMITS THAT SHE HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. 3. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE SUBMISSIONS OF LD. REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARTIES. AND CONSIDERING THE FACT ASSESSEE THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS SETTLED THE DISPUTE WITH THE DEPARTMENT UNDER VSV-20, AND HAS RECEIVED FORM-3 OF VSV -20, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN WITH LIBERTY TO THE ASSESSEE AS WELL AS TO THE REVENUE THAT IN CASE, IF THE APPLICATION PREFERRED BY THE ASSESSEE UNDER VSV-20 DOES NOT GET FINALLY SETTLED FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER, THEN BOTH THE PARTIES ARE AT LIBERTY TO PREFER MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL FOR RESTORATION OF THIS APPEAL AND IN SUCH EVENT, THE APPEALS SHALL GET RESTORED . 4. THE HONBLE MADRAS HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF M/S NANNUSAMY MOHAN (HUF) VS. ACIT (TCA NO. 372 OF 2020 DATED 16.10.2020 , ALSO HELD THAT ULTIMATE DECISION TO BE TAKEN ON THE DECLARATION TO BE FILED BY THE ASSESSEE UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE SAID ACT, IS NOT IN FAVOUR OF THE ASSESSEE, THE ASSESSEE IS GIVEN LIBERTY TO RESTORE ITS APPEAL IN THE EVENT IF SUCH A PRAYER IS MADE, THE REGISTRY SHALL ENTERTAIN THE PRAYER WITHOUT INSISTING UPON ANY APPLICATION TO BE FILED FOR ITA NO. 375/SRT/2017 KIRTIKUMAR SHAH (AY2011-12), 3 CONDONATION OF DELAY IN RESTORATION OF THE APPEAL AND ON SUCH REQUEST MADE BY THE ASSESSEE BY FILING A MISCELLANEOUS PETITION FOR RESTORATION (PARA-7). 5. CONSIDERING THE REQUEST OF THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE AND THE DECISION OF HONBLE MADRAS HIGH COURT (SUPRA), THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. THE ASSESSING OFFICER IS DIRECTED TO PASS CONSEQUENTIAL ORDER AS PER CBDT CIRCULAR NO. 3/2021 DATED 04.03.2021. ORDER ANNOUNCED AT THE TIME OF HEARING OF APPEAL ON 10 TH MAY 2021 IN THE VIRTUAL COURT HEARING. SD/- SD/- (DR ARJUN LAL SAINI) (PAWAN SINGH) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER SURAT, DATED: 10/05/2021 (SELF) COPY TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT(A) 4. CIT 5. DR TRUE COPY/ BY ORDER / / TRUE COPY / / ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT, SURAT