Firstsource Process Management Services Limited , Bangalore V. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax Circle-1(1)(1), Bangalore

ITA 669/BANG/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2020] 110 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 1537 (ITAT-BANGALORE)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 8 month(s) 20 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 14-12-2020
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: A
• Next Hearing Date: 28-01-2021
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 24-03-2017
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: KANNAN NARAYANAN J
• Assessee Lawyers: K R VASUDEVAN

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE BENCHES A, BANGALORE BEFORE SHRI GEORGE GEORGE K, JM & SHRI B.R.BASKARAN, AM ITA NO.669/BANG/2017 : ASST.YEAR 2012-2013 M/S. FIRSTSOURCE PROCESS MANAGEMENT PRIVATE LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ANUNTA TECH INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LIMITED) 3 RD FLOOR, BLOCK 5A & 5B, PRITECH PARK, SEZ MARATHAHALLI, SARAJAPUR OUTER RING ROAD, BELLANDUR BENGALURU 560 103. PAN : AABCF2301B. V. THE DY.COMMISSIONE R OF INCOME-TAX, CIRCLE 1(1)(1) BENGALURU. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SRI.K.R.VASUDEVAN, ADVOCATE RESPONDENT BY : SRI.KANNAN NARAYANAN, JCIT-DR DATE OF HEARING : 14.12.2020 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 14.12.2020 O R D E R PER GEORGE GEORGE K, JM THIS APPEAL AT THE INSTANCE OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST CIT(A)S ORDER DATED 20.12.2016. THE RELEVANT ASSESSMENT YEAR IS 2012-2013. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING BEFORE US, THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE HAS FURNISHED A LETTER DATED 10 TH DECEMBER, 2020, WHEREIN IT IS STATED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED FOR FILING THE APPLICATION UNDER DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE, AND ACCORDINGLY, HE PRAYED THAT THE APPEAL MAY BE ADJOURNED. 3. THE LEARNED DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE, HOWEVER, SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS TO WITHDRAW THE PENDING APPEAL AFTER FILING FORM VSV1 AS PER VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020. THEREAFTER, THE ASSESSEE IS REQUIRED TO FURNISH A COPY OF THE SAME ALONG WITH THE PROOF OF PAYMENT OF TAX AS DETERMINED ITA NO.669/BANG/2017 M/S.FIRSTSOURCE PROCESS MAN.SER.LTD. 2 BY THE TAX OFFICIAL TO THE TO THE DEPARTMENT. SHE SUBMITTED THAT FORM NO.3 SHALL BE ISSUED TO THE ASSESSEE IN DUE COURSE AND ACCORDINGLY HE SUBMITTED THAT THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE MAY BE DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN, AS THE ASSESSEE IN ANY CASE IS REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL. THE LEARNED DR FURTHER SUBMITTED THAT IN THESE TYPES OF CASES, THE TRIBUNAL IS GIVING LIBERTY TO SEEK RECALL OF THE ORDER IF THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED BY THE BENCH. 4. WE HAVE HEARD THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS AND PERUSED THE MATERIAL ON RECORD. THE SUBMISSIONS MADE BY THE LEARNED DR IS CONSIDERED. SINCE THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED FOR FILING THE APPLICATION UNDER DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE, THE ASSESSEE WOULD BE MOVING APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWING THE PRESENT APPEAL FILED BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL IN DUE COURSE. HENCE, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT NO PURPOSE WILL BE SERVED IN KEEPING THIS APPEAL PENDING. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AS WITHDRAWN. SINCE WE HAVE DISMISSED THE APPEAL, THE ASSESSEE IS AT LIBERTY TO MOVE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR RECALL OF THE PRESENT ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, IF THE ASSESSEE INTENDS TO DO SO. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED, AS WITHDRAWN. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON THIS 14 TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020 . SD/- SD/- ( B.R.BASKARAN ) ( GEORGE GEORGE K ) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER BANGALORE; DATED : 14 TH DECEMBER, 2020. DEVADAS G* ITA NO.669/BANG/2017 M/S.FIRSTSOURCE PROCESS MAN.SER.LTD. 3 COPY TO : 1. THE APPELLANT. 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT(A)-1, BANGALORE 4. THE PR.CIT-1, BANGALORE. 5. THE DR, ITAT, BENGALURU. 6. GUARD FILE. ASST.REGISTRAR/ITAT, BANGALORE