IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, SURAT BENCH, SURAT BEFORE SHRI PAWAN SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND DR. ARJUN LAL SAINI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 464/SRT/2018 (AY: 2012-13) ( VIRTUAL COURT HEARING) SHRI PRADEEP KEJRIWAL, 1030-31, JAY MAHAVEER MARKET, RING ROAD, SURAT. PAN : ACUPK3791Q VS. THE ITO, WARD-1(1)(4), SURAT. APPELLANT RESPONDEDNT APPELLANT BY SHRI MANISH R. MALPANI, CA RESPONDENT BY MS ANUPAMA SINGLA, SR. DR DATE OF HEARING 04/05/2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 04/05/2021 O R D E R PER DR. A. L. SAINI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER : AT THE OUTSET ITSELF, SHRI MANISH R. MALPANI, LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE, SUBMITTED BEFORE THE BENCH THAT ASSESSEE HAS OPTED THE BENEFIT OF THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020 . A COPY OF FORM NO. 3 UNDER THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IN THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT ON 28.01.2021 WAS ALSO PLACED BEFORE THE BENCH. THE ASSESSEE, BY WAY OF A LETTER DATED 19.03.2021, SUBMITTED THAT HE HAS PRAYED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL TO WHICH, THE LEARNED DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE (IN SHORT THE LD. DR) DID NOT RAISE ANY OBJECTION. 2. WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE PARTIES AND GONE THROUGH THE FORM NO.3 ALONG WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NO.230594470280121 FILED BY THE ASSESSEE TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME AND NOTED THAT ASSESSEE HAS PRAYED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. THE LD. DR FOR THE REVENUE DID NOT HAVE ANY OBJECTION IF THE SAID APPEAL IS WITHDRAWN BY THE ASSESSEE. CONSEQUENTLY, WE TREAT THIS APPEAL AS WITHDRAWN. THE ASSESSING OFFICER IS DIRECTED TO PASS THE CONSEQUENTIAL ORDER AS PER CBDT CIRCULAR NO.03/2021 DATED 04.03.2021. 2 ITA NO.464/SRT/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR.2012-13 SHRI PRADEEP KEJRIWAL 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE (IN ITA NO.464/SRT/2018 FOR AY.2012-13) IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON 04/05/2021 AT THE TIME OF VIRTUAL COURT HEARING. SD/- SD/- (PAWAN SINGH) (DR. A. L. SAINI) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER SURAT, DATED: 04/05/2021 SAMANTA COPY TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT(A) 4. CIT 5. DR 6. GUARD FILE /TRUE COPY/ BY ORDER // TRUE COPY // ASSISTANT REGISTRAR/SR. PS/PS ITAT, SURAT