1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCH A, HYDERABAD (THROUGH VIRTUAL HEARING) BEFORE SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 50/HYD/2016 BLOCK PERIOD: 1997 - 98 TO 2002 - 03 G. SIVARAMA KRISHNA HYDERABAD. PAN: ACAPG 4006 C VS. THE DY. CIT CIRCLE - 6(1), HYDERABAD. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY: SHRI A.V. RAGHURAM REVENUE BY: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PANDEY, DR DATE OF HEARING: 16/04/2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 19/04/2021 ORDER PER A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY, A.M: THIS APPEAL IS FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A) - 9, HYDERABAD IN APPEAL NO. 0095/DCIT 6(1)/2015 - 16, DATED 20/11/2015 PASSED U/S. 158BFA R.W.S 250(6) OF THE ACT. 2. AT THE OUTSET, LD. AR SUBMITTED BEFORE US THAT THE ASSESSEE DESIRES TO WITHDRAW HIS APPEAL AS THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO AVAIL VIVAD SE VISWAS SCHEME . IT WAS FURTHER SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAD FILED FORM NO.1 & 2 AND FORM - 3 WAS ALSO ISSUED BY THE REVENUE. IT WAS 2 THEREFORE PLEADED, THAT THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE MAY BE ALLOWED TO BE WITHDRAWN. 3. THE LD. DR STATED THAT IF THE ASSESSEE DESIRES TO OPT VIVAD - SE - VISHWAS SCHEME, THE DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION. 4. HAVING REGARD TO THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, WE ARE INCLINED TO ALLOW THE AP PEAL OF THE ASSESSEE TO BE WITHDRAWN YIELDING TO THE PRAYER OF THE ASSESSEE THAT HE HAS PREFERRED TO AVAIL THE VIVAD - SE - VISHWAS SCHEME BY FILING FORMS NO.1, 2 AND FORM - 3 WAS ALSO ISSUED BY THE REVENUE. THE LD. DR HAS ALSO CONCEDED TO THE REQUEST OF THE ASS ESSEE. ACCORDINGLY, WE HEREBY DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AS WITHDRAWN. HOWEVER, WE ALSO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT, IF THE ASSESSEES CASE IS NOT ACCEPTED IN THE VIVAD - SE - VISWAS SCHEME BY THE REVENUE FOR WHATSOEVER MAY BE THE REASON, THEN THE ASSESSEE SHA LL BE AT LIBERTY TO FILE A MISCELLANEOUS PETITION BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT PRESCRIBED UNDER THE ACT TO REINSTATE THE APPEAL. IT IS ORDERED ACCORDINGLY. 5. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. 3 PRONOUNCED IN T HE OPEN COURT ON 19 TH APRIL, 2021. SD/ - SD/ - ( SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI ) ( A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY ) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER HYDERABAD, DATED: 19 TH APRIL , 2021. OKK COPY TO: - 1) G. SIVARAMA KRISHNA C/O. K. VASANTKUMAR , A.V. RAGHURAM, P.VINOD, ADVOCATES, 610, BABUKHAN ESTATE, BASHEERBAGH, HYDERABAD 500 001. 2) THE DY. CIT, CIRCLE - 6(1), IT TOWERS, HYDERABAD. 3) THE CIT (A) - 9, HYDERABAD. 4) THE PR. CIT - 6, HYDERABAD. 5) THE DR, ITAT, HYDERABAD 6) GUARD FILE