IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE BENCH B : BANGALORE BEFORE SHRI N.V. VASUDEVAN, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI CHANDRA POOJARI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. & ASST. YEAR APPELLANT RESPONDENT 813 /BANG/20 16 20 04 - 05 SHRI SHAILENDRA BABU, NO .9 & 11, 3 RD MAINROAD, KRISHNA TOWERS, GANDHINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 009 PAN AAVPB 6549C ASST . COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX , CIRCLE 7( 1 ) , BANGALORE. ASSESSEE BY: S MT. R. PRATHIBH A, AD VOCATE. REVENUE BY: SHRI PRIYADARSHI MISHRA , J CIT (D.R) D ATE OF HEARING : 1 6 .12 .20 20. DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 16 .12 .20 20. O R D E R PER SHRI CHANDRA POOJARI, A.M. : TH IS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSE E IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER PASSED BY THE COMMISISONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) - 5 , BENGALURU DT .29. 02.2016 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 20 04 - 05 . 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, THE LEARNED AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED TO FILE AN APPLICATION UNDER THE VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020. ACCORDINGLY, LD. AR SUBMITTED THAT THE APPEAL MAY BE DISMISSED WITH THE LIBERTY TO MOVE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION FOR RECALL OF THE PRESENT ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, IF THE ASSESSEE INTENDED TO DO SO. 3. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE LEARNED DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE SUBMITTED THAT THE A SSESSEE HAS TO WITHDRAW THE PENDING APPEAL AFTER FILING THE FORM VSV1 AS PER 2 ITA NO. 813/B ANG/201 6 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 BY THE TAX OFFICIAL TO THE DEP ARTMENT. LD. DR SUBMITTED THAT THE 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ISSUED TO THE ASSESSEE IN DUE COURSE AND ACCORDINGLY HE SUBMITTED THAT THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE MAY BE DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN, AS THE ASSESSEE, IN ANY WAY, IS REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW THE APPEAL. 4. WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE PARTIES AND PERUSED THE MATERIAL ON RECORD. SINCE THE ASSESSEE HAS OPTED FOR VIVAD SE VISHWAS ACT, 2020, THE ASSESSEE WOULD BE MOVING APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWING THE PRESENT APPEAL FILED BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL IN DUE COURSE. SINCE T HE ASSESSEE HAS ALREADY FILED THE NECESSARY APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE TAX AUTHORITIES UNDER THE ABOVE SAID SCHEME, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT NO PURPOSE WILL BE SERVED IN KEEPING THE APPEAL PENDING. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AS WITHDRA WN. FURTHER 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 OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED AS WITHDRAWN. PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THE DATE MENTIONED ON THE CAPTION PAGE. SD/ - SD/ - ( N.V.VASUDEVAN ) ( CHANDRA POOJARI ) VICE PRESIDENT ACCOU NTANT MEMBER DATED: 1 6 .12 . 20 20 . *REDDY GP 3 ITA NO. 813/B ANG/201 6 COPY TO 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. CIT (A) 4. PR. CIT 5. DR, ITAT, BANGALORE. 6. GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR INCOME - TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE