IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH A : NEW DELHI (THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING) BEFORE SHRI G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO. 6287/DEL/2019 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2015-16 HCL TECHNOLOGIES LTD., (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST OF ERSWHILE GEOMETRIC LTD), 806, SIDDHARTH, 96, NEHRU PLACE, NEW DELHI 110 019 (PAN: AABCG0066A) VS. DCIT, CIRCLE 11(1), NEW DELHI (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SH. ARPIT GOYAL, ADV. RESPONDENT BY : SH. M. BARANWAL, SR. DR. DATE OF HEARING : 25.03.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 25.03.2021 ORDER PER G.S. PANNU, VP : THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEA R 2015-16 IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 31.05.2019 OF LEARNED ASSESSING OFFICER, NEW DELHI. 2. THE ASSESSEES A.R. VIDE HIS LETTER DATED 24.0 2.2021 HAS REQUESTED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AND STATED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO SETTLE THE DI SPUTE RELATING TO THE TAX ARREARS FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR UNDER CONSI DERATION UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020. A CERTIFICATE T O THIS EFFECT UNDER SECTION 5(1) OF THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHW AS ACT, 2020 HAS ALSO BEEN FILED. 3. LEARNED SENIOR DR HAS NO OBJECTION. 2 4. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WE ACCEPT THE REQUEST OF T HE ASSESSEE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE AFORESAID APPEAL. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ABOVE DECISION WAS PRONOUNCED IN THE PRESENCE OF BO TH THE PARTIES ON CONCLUSION OF VIRTUAL HEARING ON 25 TH MARCH, 2021. SD/- SD/- (SUDHANSHU SRIVASTAVA) (G.S. PANNU) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT SRB COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT . 2. RESPONDENT. 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 3