IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL CIRCUIT BENCH, DEHRADUN BEFORE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE P.P. BHA TT, PRESIDENT AND SHRI G.S. PANNU, HONBLE VICE PRESIDENT ITA NO.6444/DEL/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2012-13 SHRI HIMANSHU SHUKLA, S/O SHRI RAMESH SHUKLA, SHUKLA FARM, KICHHA ROAD, RUDRAPUR. PAN : BLPPS3459C. VS. INCOME TAX OFFICER-1(4), RUDRAPUR. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE. RESPONDENT BY : SHRI N.C. UPADHYAY, SENIOR DR. DATE OF HEARING : 05.03.2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 05.03.2021 ORDER PER G.S. PANNU, VICE PRESIDENT : THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEA R 2012-13 IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LEARNED CIT(A), HALDWANI DATED 29 TH SEPTEMBER, 2016. 2. NOBODY APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE AT THE TIME OF HEARING BEFORE US. THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE, VIDE LETTER D ATED 1 ST MARCH, 2021 HAS REQUESTED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AND STATED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE RELATING T O THE TAX ARREARS FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR UNDER CONSIDERATION 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. 2 ITA NO.6444/DEL/2016 3. LEARNED SENIOR DR HAS NO OBJECTION. 4. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WE ACCEPT THE REQUEST OF T HE ASSESSEE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED AS WITHDRAWN. DECISION PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON CONCLUSION OF HEARING ON 5 TH MARCH, 2021. SD/- SD/- (JUSTICE P.P. BHATT) (G.S. PANN U) PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT VK. COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR