Pteris Global Limited, Ahmedabad V. The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation)-1, Ahmedabad

ITA 721/AHD/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 109 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 5176 (ITAT-AHMEDABAD)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 10 month(s) 5 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 28-01-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: D
• Assessment Year: 2013-2014
• Appeal Filed On: 23-03-2017
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Section: 143(3)

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AHMEDABAD D BENCH (CONDUCTED THROUGH VIRTUAL COURT) BEFORE: SHRI RAJPAL YADAV, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUN TANT MEMBER PTERIS GLOBAL LTD. 28, QUALITY ROAD, SINGAPORE-618828 PAN: AAFCP1340N (APPELLANT) VS THE DEPUTY CIT, (INTL. TAXATION), AHMEDABAD (RESPONDENT) REVENUE BY: SHRI RAJDEEP SINGH, SR. D.R. ASSESSEE BY: SHRI DHINAL SHAH AND SHRI ROHIT PANSARI, A.RS. DATE OF HEARING : 22-01-2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 28-01-20 21 /ORDER PER : AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER:- THIS ASSESSEES APPEAL FOR A.Y. 2013-14, ARISES FRO M ORDER OF THE DRP-2, MUMBAI DATED 23-12-2016, IN PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTI ON 143(3) R.W.S. 144C(1) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961; IN SHORT THE ACT. 2 THE ASSESSEE FILED WRITTEN SUBMISSION TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL ON THE GROUND THAT HE HAS OPTED TO AVAIL BENEFITS OF VIVAD SE VIS HWAS SCHEME, 2020 AND IN HIS SUBMISSION THE ASSESSEEE HAS ALSO ENCLOSED THE COPI ES FORM NO. -3 ISSUED BY THE PR. CIT OF INCOME TAX FOR APPROVING THE APPLICATION FIL ED BY THE ASSESSEE UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020. WHEN THE MATTER WAS CALLED FOR HEARING, THE LD. ITA NO. 721/AHD/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14 I.T.A NO. 721/AHD/2017 A.Y. 2013-14 PAGE NO PTERIS GLOBAL LTD. VS. DCIT 2 COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE AT THE OUTSET HAS SUBMITTE D THAT HE DOES NOT WANT TO PURSUE THE SAID APPEAL SINCE HIS APPLICATION UNDER VIVAD S E VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020 HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT AND REQU ESTED THAT HIS APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPEAL MAY PLEASE BE GRANTED. 3. THE LD. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE REVE NUE STATED THAT HE HAS NO OBJECTION TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL IN THE CIRCUMSTANC ES NARRATED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. 4. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE SUBMISSION AND APPLICATIO N OF THE ASSESSEE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPEAL AS HIS APPLICATION HAS BEE N APPROVED UNDER VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 2020. A REFERENCE HAS BEEN MADE I N SUB-SECTION (2) & (3) OF SECTION 4 OF DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, 20 20 FOR THE PURPOSE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEAL. IN THE LIGHT OF THE PROVISIO N MADE IN THE SCHEME AND AFTER CONSIDERING THE MATERIAL ON RECORD, THE AFORESAID R EQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE TO AVAIL THE VSV SCHEME, 2020 IN AC CORDANCE WITH LAW IS ALLOWED. HOWEVER, IN CASE, ANY ISSUE IS REMAINED UN-RESOLVED UNDER THE SAID SCHEME, THEN, THE ASSESSEE WILL BE AT LIBERTY TO FILE THE MISCELL ANEOUS APPLICATION TO RECALL THIS ORDER TO RESTORE THE ORIGINAL APPEAL WITHIN THE TIM E LIMIT PROVIDED IN THE ACT. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED AS WITHDRAWN. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 28-01-2021 SD/- SD/- (RAJPAL YADAV) (AMARJIT SINGH) VICE PRESIDENT A CCOUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD : DATED 28/01/2021 / COPY OF ORDER FORWARDED TO:- I.T.A NO. 721/AHD/2017 A.Y. 2013-14 PAGE NO PTERIS GLOBAL LTD. VS. DCIT 3 1. ASSESSEE 2. REVENUE 3. CONCERNED CIT 4. CIT (A) 5. DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. GUARD FILE. BY ORDER/ , / ,