IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH C: NEW DELHI (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) BEFORE SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT AND MS. MADHUMITA ROY, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO.5009/DEL/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2015-16 SHRI AJAY KUMAR C/O. VINOD KUMAR GOEL, 282, BOUNDARY ROAD, CIVIL LINES, MEERUT, PAN : ANUPK8217D VS. ITO, WARD-1(1), MEERUT (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : MS. ANIMA BARNWAL, SR. DR DATE OF HEARING : 29 . 06.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 29 . 06.2021 ORDER PER G.S. PANNU, VP : THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2015-16 IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LEARNED CIT(A)-MEERUT, DATED 18.05.2018. 2. NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE AT THE TIME OF VIRTUAL HEARING. THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE, VIDE ITS LETTER DATED 22. 04.2021, RECEIVED BY EMAIL, HAS REQUESTED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL FILED BY HIM AND STATED ITA-5009/DEL/2018 2 THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE RELATING TO THE TAX ARREARS FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR UNDER CONSIDERATION UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHW AS SCHEME, 2020. A CERTIFICATE TO THIS EFFECT UNDER SECTION 5(1) OF THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020 HAS ALSO BEEN FILED. 3. LEARNED SENIOR DR HAS NO OBJECTION. 4. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WE ACCEPT THE REQUEST OF THE ASSESSEE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRA WN. ABOVE DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED ON CONCLUSION OF VIRTUAL HEARING ON 29 JUNE, 2021. SD/- SD/- (MADHUMITA ROY) (G.S. PANNU) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT *BINITA* COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT, DELHI