M/S MAHALAXMMI INTERNATIONAL, MUMBAI V. ITO-19 (2)(4), MUMBAI

ITA 5200/MUM/2019

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 109 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 3679 (ITAT-MUMBAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 6 month(s) 26 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 04-03-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: SMC
• Assessment Year: 2011-2012
• Appeal Filed On: 08-08-2019
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: SANJAY J SETHI
• Section: 143(3)

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCH SMC MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI VIKAS AWASTHY (JUDICIAL MEMBER) AND SHRI N.K. PRADHAN (ACCOUNTANT MEMBER) ITA NO. 5200/MUM/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2011-12 M/S MAHALAXMI INTERNATIONAL PROP: NILESH KISHORE MEHTA, 5, TRIMBAK PARSHURAM STREET, 6 TH KUMBHARWADAM, MUMBAI-400 004 VS. ITO-19(2)(4), MATRU MANDIR, TARDEO ROAD, MUMBAI-400 007 PAN NO. AGBPM 7983 P APPELLANT RESPONDENT ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : MR. SANJAY J. SETHI, DR DATE OF HEARING : 04/03/2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 04/03/2021 ORDER PER N.K. PRADHAN, A.M. THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE. THE RELEVA NT ASSESSMENT YEAR IS 2011-12. THE APPEAL IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER O F THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-30, MUMBAI [IN SHORT CIT(A)] AND ARISES OUT OF THE ASSESSMENT COMPLETED U/S 143(3) R.W.S. 147 OF THE I NCOME TAX ACT 1961, (THE ACT). 2. THE ASSESSEE/APPELLANT HAS FILED A LETTER DATED 02.03.2021 BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL STATING THAT THEY HAVE FILED ON 12.02.2021 FORM NO. 1 UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020 AND THEREFORE, THEY W OULD REQUEST THAT THE APPEAL FILED MAY BE WITHDRAWN. ITA NO. 5200/M/2019 M/S MAHALAXMI INTERNATIONAL 2 WE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LD. DEPARTMENTA L REPRESENTATIVE THE ABOVE SUBMISSION OF THE APPELLANT. 3. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ENACTED THE DIRECT TAX V IVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020 (ACT NO. 3 OF 2020) TO PROVIDE FOR RESOLUTION OF DISPUTED TAX AND FOR MATTER CONNECTED THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO. T HE ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT RECEIVED THE ASSENT OF THE PRESIDENT ON 17.03.2020 AND PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA ON 17.03.2020. IN TERMS OF THE SAI D ACT, THE ASSESSEE HAS BEEN GIVEN AN OPTION TO PUT AN END TO THE TAX DISPU TES, WHICH MAY BE PENDING AT DIFFERENT LEVELS EITHER BEFORE THE FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY OR BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL OR BEFORE THE HIGH COURT OR BEF ORE THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA. CONSIDERING THE LETTER DATED 02.03.2021 FILED BY TH E APPELLANT AND KEEPING IN VIEW THE DECISION OF THE HONBLE MADRAS HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF M/S NANNUSAMY MOHAN (HUF) V. ACIT (TCA NO. 372 OF 2020, ORDER DATED 16.10.2020), WE ARE INCLINED TO DISMISS THIS APPEAL AS WITHDRAWN. HOWEVER, LIBERTY IS GRANTED TO THE ASSESSEE TO SEEK THE REST ORATION OF THIS APPEAL IN THE EVENT THE DECLARATION FILED UNDER THE AFORESAID ACT IS CONSIDERED VOID BY THE DEPARTMENT. IT IS FURTHER MADE CLEAR, IN SUCH E VENTUALITY, IF THE ASSESSEE SEEKS RESTORATION OF THIS APPEAL BY FILING MISCELLA NEOUS APPLICATION, THE DELAY IF ANY WOULD BE CONDONED WITHOUT INSISTING UP ON FILING ANY APPLICATION FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY. ITA NO. 5200/M/2019 M/S MAHALAXMI INTERNATIONAL 3 4. IN THE RESULT, THIS APPEAL IS DISMISSED AS WITHD RAWN, SUBJECT TO THE OBSERVATION ABOVE. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 04/03/2021. SD/- SD/- ( VIKAS AWASTHY ) (N.K. PRADHAN) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MUMBAI; DATED: 04/03/2021 RAHUL SHARMA, SR. P.S. COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT(A) - 4. CIT 5. DR, ITAT, MUMBAI 6. GUARD FILE. BY ORDER, //TRUE COPY// (DY./ASSISTANT REGISTRAR) ITAT, MUMBAI