, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PATNA BENCH, PATNA , . . , BEFORE SHRI CHANDRA MOHAN GARG, JM & SHRI L.P.SAHU, AM ./ ITA NO. 102 / PAT /20 1 9 ( / ASSESSMENT YEAR :20 1 4 - 20 1 5 ) ANIL KUMAR, S/O MAHESHWAR PRASAD RATNA ZARDA COMPANY, NEW AREA, SIKANDARPUR, MUZAFFARPUR VS. ACIT, CIRCLE - 1, MUZAFFARPUR ./ PAN NO. : A EHPK 3989 D ( / APPELLANT ) .. ( / RESPONDENT ) /ASSESSEE BY : NONE /REVENUE BY : SHRI SUPRIYA BISWAS , JCIT - DR / DATE OF HEARING : 18 /0 9 /2019 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 19 /0 9 /2019 / O R D E R PER BENCH : THIS APPE AL IS FILED BY THE ASSESSEE ASSAILING THE ORDER OF COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS), JAMSHEDPUR , DATED 03.12.2018 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 20 1 4 - 201 5 . 2. NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE EVEN THE CASE WAS CALLED FOR SECOND ROUND OF HEARING. THEREF ORE, WE PROCEEDED TO DISPOSE OFF THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AFTER CONSIDERING THE SUBMISSIONS OF LD.DR AND THE MATERIAL EVIDENCE AVAILABLE ON RECORD. 3 . ON CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE SUBMISSIONS OF LD. DR AND PERUSING THE RELEVANT MATERIAL PLACED IN T HE RECORD OF THE TRIBUNAL ALONG WITH THE ORDERS OF BOTH THE AUTHORITIES BELOW, A T THE OUTSET, W E FIND THAT THE LD. CIT(A) HAS PASSED THE IMPUGNED ORDER EX - PARTE. CONSIDERING THE FACTS ITA NO . 102 / PAT /201 9 2 AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE AND IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND FAIR - P LAY, THERE WILL BE NO PREJUDICE TO THE REVENUE IF ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY BE GRANTED TO THE ASSESSEE TO REPRESENT ITS CASE BEFORE THE CIT(A). ACCORDINGLY, WE RESTORE THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE TO THE FILE OF CIT(A) TO PASS A SPEAKING AND REASONED ORDER CONSIDERING THE FINDINGS OF AO AND THE SUBMISSIONS OF THE ASSESSEE, AFTER PROVIDING SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING TO THE ASSESSEE. THE ASSESSEE IS ALSO DIRECTED TO COOPERATE WITH THE CIT(A) POSITIVELY FOR EARLY DISPOSAL OF THE CASE. 4 . IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF TH E ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. O RDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 19 /09 / 201 9 . SD/ - ( L.P.SAHU ) SD/ - ( C.M.GARG ) / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER / JUDICIAL MEMBER /PATNA ; DATED 19 / 09 /201 9 PRAKASH KUMAR MISHRA, SR.PS(ON TOUR) / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : / BY ORDER, ( SENIOR PRIVATE SECRETARY ) ITAT PATNA BENCH, PATNA 1. / THE APPELLANT - 2. / TH E RESPONDENT - 3. ( ) / THE CIT(A), 4. / CIT 5. , , / DR, ITAT, PATNA 6. / GUARD FILE. //TRUE COPY//