IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH, B CHANDIGARH BEFORE MRS. ANNAPURNA GUPTA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & SHRI R.L NEGI, JUDICIAL MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 590/CHD/2019 / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2015-16 SHRI SURINDER SINGH KHALSA, 4, SECTOR 21-A, OPP. BUS STAND, MANDI GOBINDGARH THE DCIT, CIRCLE, MANDI GOBINDGARH, HQ.SIRHIND ./PAN NO: AAZPK3073C / APPELLANT /RESPONDENT HEARING THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING /ASSESSEE BY : NONE (WITHDRAWAL APPLICATION BY SHRI DEPINDER SINGH, ADVOCATE) / REVENUE BY : SHRI SANDEEP DAHIYA, CIT /DATE OF HEARING : 16.03.2021 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 16.03.2021 / ORDER PER R.L. NEGI, JUDICIAL MEMBER: THE ASSESSEE HAS FILED THE CAPTIONED APPEAL AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 14.03.2019 PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS), PATIALA [(FOR SHORT THE CIT(A)], PERTAINING TO TH E ASSESSMENT YEAR 2015- 16 VIDE WHICH THE LD. CIT(A) HAS DISMISSED THE APPE AL OF THE ASSESSEE FILED AGAINST THE ASSESSMENT ORDER PASSED U/S 143(3 ) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (FOR SHORT 'THE ACT'). 2. NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. HOWEVE R, THE ASSESSEE THROUGH HIS COUNSEL HAS SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FO R WITHDRAWAL OF 2 APPEAL ON THE GROUND THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO SETTLE THE ISSUES IN THE SAID APPEAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF VIVAD S E VISHWAS SCHEME 2020 AND HIS APPLICATION IS APPROVED BY THE DEPAR TMENT BY ISSUING FORM NO. 3, A COPY OF WHICH IS PLACED ON RECORD. HE NCE, THE SAME MAY BE ALLOWED AND THE ASSESSEE MAY BE PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW THE SAID APPEAL. 3. THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT OPP OSE THE AFORESAID APPLICATION FILED BY THE ASSESSEE. 4. IN VIEW OF THE SUBMISSIONS MADE IN THE AFORESAI D APPLICATION, WE ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED AND ACCORDINGLY DISMISS THE APPEAL AS WITHDRAWN. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON 16.03.2021. SD/- SD/- ( ANNAPURNA GUPTA) (R.L.NEGI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED : 16.03.2021 . . / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT 3. / CIT 4. ( )/ THE CIT(A) 5. , , / DR, ITAT, CHANDIGARH 6. / GUARD FILE / BY ORDER, / ASSISTANT REGISTRAR