M/s. Laxcon Steels Limited, Ahmedabad V. The DCIT, Circle-2(1)(2), Ahmedabad

ITA 75/AHD/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2021] 107 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6523 (ITAT-AHMEDABAD)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 7 month(s) 26 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 01-09-2021
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: A
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 05-01-2018
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: R R MAKWANA

Judgement Text

, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, A BENCH, AHMEDABAD (CONDUCTED THROUGH VIRTUAL COURT AT AHMEDABAD) BEFORE SHRI RAJPAL YADAV, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 75/AHD/2018 / ASSTT. YEAR: 2014-2015 M/S. LAXCONS STEELS LIMITED, PLOT NO.235, N.H. NO.8A, SARKHEJ-BAVLA ROAD, VILLAGE SARI, TALUKA SANAND, AHMEDABAD-382220. PAN: AAACL5064A VS. D.C.I.T., CIRCLE-2(1)(2), AHMEDABAD. (APPLICANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : WITHDRAWAL REVENUE BY : SHRI R.R. MAKWANA, SR.D.R /DATE OF HEARING : 26/08/2021 /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 01/09/2021 /O R D E R PER WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THE CAPTIONED APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED AT THE INSTANCE OF THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX(APPEALS)-2, AHMEDABAD, DATED 09/11/2017 ARISING IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT ORDER PASSED UNDER S.143(3) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (HERE-IN-AFTER REFERRED TO AS 'THE ACT') RELEVANT TO THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014-2015. ITA NO.75/AHD/2018 ASSTT. YEAR 2014-15 2 2. WHEN THE MATTER WAS CALLED FOR HEARING, IT IS NOTICED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS FILED A LETTER DATED 18/06/2021 STATING THAT THE ASSESSEE WANTS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE DEPARTMENT BY AVAILING BENEFIT UNDER VIVAD SE VISHWAS SCHEME, AND THEREFORE THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE REQUIRED TO BE WITHDRAWN IN TERMS OF SCHEME. THE ASSESSEE HAS FILED COPY OF FORM NO. 3 BEING THE CERTIFICATE ISSUE UNDER SECTION 5(1) OF THE DIRECT TAX VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020. THE LD.D.R HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS TREATED TO BE WITHDRAWN IN TERMS OF THE SCHEME OPTED BY THE ASSESSEE. 3. IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE SUBMISSION MADE BY THE ASSESSEE, WE FIND NO REASON TO KEEP THE APPEAL PENDING OF THE ASSESSEE BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. ACCORDINGLY THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE STANDS DISMISSED. HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT, THE ASSESSEE FAILS TO AVAIL THE BENEFIT OF VSV SCHEME FOR ANY BONAFIDE REASONS, THEN THE ASSESSEE WILL BE AT LIBERTY TO SEEK RESTORATION OF ORIGINAL APPEAL FOR ADJUDICATION BEFORE THE ITAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED UNDER VSV SCHEME. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 01/09/2021 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- SD/- (RAJPAL YADAV) (WASEEM AHMED) VICE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTANT MEMBER (TRUE COPY) AHMEDABAD; DATED 01/09/2021 MANISH