, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI R.P. TOLANI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 1038/AHD/2013 / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2008-09 RANCHHODBHAI MANILAL PATEL, A/2, SURYANARAYAN SOCIETY, OPP. VISAT PETROL PUMP, MOTERA, AHMEDABAD PAN : ADSPP 7424 L VS ITO, WARD-3, GANDHINAGAR / (APPELLANT) / (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI K. MADHUSUDAN, SR DR / DATE OF HEARING : 10/08/2016 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 10/08/2016 / O R D E R PER R.P. TOLANI, JUDICIAL MEMBER:- THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX (APPEALS), GANDHINAGAR, AHMEDABAD DATED 22.02.2013 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09, IMPOSING PE NALTY U/S 271(1)(C) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961. 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT BY REGISTERED POST WI TH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE ON 19.07.2016 F IXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 10.08.2016, WHICH WAS RETURNED BY THE PO STAL AUTHORITIES UNSERVED WITH THE REMARKS LEFT. NO CHANGE OF ADD RESS HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE ASSESSEE. THIS SHOWS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING WITH HIS APPEAL. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE DECISIO N OF HON'BLE MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TU KOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT (1997) 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) AND THE DECISION OF HON'B LE DELHI TRIBUNAL IN THE ITA NO. 1038/AHD/2013 RANCHHODBHAI MANILAL PATEL VS. CIT(A) AY : 2008-09 2 CASE OF CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA (PVT.) LTD., 38 IT D 320 (DELHI), WE DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE . 3. THE ASSESSEE MAY, IF SO ADVISED, FILE AN APPLICA TION BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL FOR RESTORATION OF HIS APPEAL AND HEARING ON MERITS BY SHOWING REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT APPEARING BEFORE THE TRIBU NAL ON THE DATE OF HEARING. THE BENCH, IF SO SATISFIED, MAY RECALL IT S ORDER AND RESTORE THE APPEAL TO ITS ORIGINAL NUMBER FOR HEARING ON MERITS . 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED IN LIMINE . ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2016 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- SD/- AMARJIT SINGH (ACCOUNTANT MEMBER) R.P. TOLANI (JUDICIAL MEMBER) AHMEDABAD; DATED 10/08/2016 *BIJU T. / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. / CONCERNED CIT 4. ( ) / THE CIT(A) 5. , , / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. / GUARD FILE . / BY ORDER, TRUE COPY / ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) , / ITAT, AHMEDABAD