IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A BENCH, PUN E (THROUGH VIRTUAL COURT) BEFORE SHRI R.S. SYAL, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI PARTHA SARATHI CHAUDHURY, JM . / ITA NO.482/PUN/2019 / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2015-16 ASHOK LACHHMANDAS BHATIA, ....... / APPELLANT HOUSE NO.512, SINGH HOUSING SOCIETY, BANER ROAD, AUNDH, PUNE. PAN : AARPB9356R. / V/S. THE ASST.COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 2, PUNE. / RESPONDENT ASSESSEE BY : NONE (WITHDRAWAL APPLICATION FILED) REVENUE BY : SHRI S.P. WALIMBE. / DATE OF HEARING : 21.12.2020 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 21.12.2020 / ORDER THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORD ER PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-3, PUNE ON 25.01.2019 IN RELATION TO THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2015-16. 2. BEFORE US, THE ASSESSEE HAS FILED A LETTER DATED 10.12.2 020 SEEKING WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. THE RELEVANT CONTENTS OF SUCH LE TTER READS AS UNDER : I WISH TO WITHDRAW AN APPEAL FILED BEFORE HONBLE BENCH OF ITAT SINCE I HAVE OPTED TO FILE AN APPLICATION UNDER THE VVS SCHEME 2020. I AM ENCLOSING FORM NO.1, 2 & E WITH THIS APPLICATI ON. 2 ITA NO.482/PUN/2019 SINCE MY APPLICATION IS ADMITTED UNDER THE VVS SCHE ME NOW THERE IS NO RATIONALE IN PURSUING THE APPEAL AS PER DETAILS STA TED ABOVE. COULD YOU PLEASE KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS APPLICATION AND ALLOW ME TO WITHDRAW THE CAPTIONED APPEAL PENDING FOR DECISI ON AS OF DATE. 3. THE LD. DR DID NOT RAISE ANY OBJECTION TO THE WITHDRAW AL OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE. AS SUCH, THE ASSESSEE IS PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 21 ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020. SD/- SD/- (PARTHA SARATHI CHAUDHURY) (R.S. SYAL) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT / PUNE; / DATED : 21 ST DECEMBER, 2020. YAMINI / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT. 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT(A)-3, PUNE. 4. THE PR.CIT 3, PUNE. 5. , , , / DR, ITAT, A BENCH, PUNE. 6. ! / GUARD FILE. / BY ORDER, // TRUE COPY // SENIOR PRIVATE SECRETARY , / ITAT, PUNE.