IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH A NEW DELHI (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) BEFORE SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT AN D SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL ME MBER ITA NO. 5324/DEL/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14 SHRI ASHOK KUMAR, L.M. AGARWAL & CO., CAS, KA-32, KAVI NAGAR, GHAZIABAD. (PAN: ADPPK0902M) VS INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 1(1), CGO COMPLEX, RAJ NAGAR, GHAZIABAD. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY: NONE RESPONDENT BY: SHRI PRAKASH DUB EY, SR. DR DATE OF HEARING : 15.01.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 15.01.2021 ORDER PER G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX(A), GHAZIABAD DATED 31. 08.2016 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14. ITA 5324/D/2016 2 2. THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE, VIDE LETTE R DATED 08.01.2021 RECEIVED THROUGH EMAIL, HAS REQUESTED FOR WITHDRAWA L OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AND STATED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE RELATING TO THE TAX ARREARS FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR UNDER CONSI DERATION UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHWAS 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 O F THE ASSESSEE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ABOVE DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED ON CONCLUSION OF VIRTU AL HEARING ON 15 TH JANUARY, 2021. SD/- SD/- (SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA) ( G.S. PANNU ) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRE SIDENT GS ITA 5324/D/2016 3 COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR