IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, SURAT BENCH, SURAT BEFORE SHRI PAWAN SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND DR. ARJUN LAL SAINI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 546/SRT/2019 (AY: 2009-10) ( VIRTUAL HEARING IN VIRTUAL COURT) SHRI MANUBHAI DAHYABHAI PATEL, 17, RADHA SWAMI, NANUWADI SOCIETY, MANKODIYA, NAVSARI. PAN : AFJPP2543M VS. THE ITO, WARD-3, NAVSARI. APPELLANT RESPONDEDNT APPELLANT BY NONE. RESPONDENT BY MS ANUPAMA SINGLA, SR. DR DATE OF HEARING 04/05/2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 04/05/2021 O R D E R PER DR. A. L. SAINI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER : AT THE OUTSET ITSELF, WE NOTE THAT ASSESSEE SUBMITTED LETTER DATED 22.04.2021 STATING THAT HE HAS OPTED THE BENEFIT OF THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020 . A COPY OF FORM NO. 3 UNDER THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IN THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT ON 30.12.2020 WAS ALSO PLACED BEFORE THE BENCH. THE ASSESSEE, BY WAY OF A LETTER DATED 22.04.2021 PRAYED THE BENCH FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL TO WHICH, THE LEARNED DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE (IN SHORT THE LD. DR) DID NOT RAISE ANY OBJECTION. 2. WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE PARTIES AND GONE THROUGH THE FORM NO. 3 ALONG WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NO.963155250301220, FILED BY THE ASSESSEE TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME AND NOTED THAT ASSESSEE HAS PRAYED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. THE LD. DR FOR THE REVENUE DID NOT HAVE ANY OBJECTION IF THE SAID APPEAL IS WITHDRAWN BY THE ASSESSEE. CONSEQUENTLY, WE TREAT THIS APPEAL AS WITHDRAWN. THE ASSESSING OFFICER IS DIRECTED TO PASS THE CONSEQUENTIAL ORDER AS PER CBDT CIRCULAR NO.03/2021 DATED 04.03.2021. 2 ITA. 546/SRT/2019/AY.2009-10 MANUBHAI DAHYABHAI PATEL 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE ( IN ITA NO.546/SRT/2019 FOR AY.2009-10 ) IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON 04/05/2021 AT THE TIME OF VIRTUAL COURT HEARING. SD/- SD/- (PAWAN SINGH) (DR. A. L. SAINI) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER SURAT, DATED: 04/05/2021 SAMANTA COPY TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT(A) 4. PR.CIT 5. DR 6. GUARD FILE /TRUE COPY/ BY ORDER // TRUE COPY // ASSISTANT REGISTRAR/SR. PS/PS ITAT, SURAT