, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI R.P. TOLANI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 1049/AHD/2013 / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2009-10 M/S. BHAGWATI METAL QUARRY WORKS, BAZAR STREET, CHIKHLI, TAL. CHIKHLI, DIST. NAVSARI 396521 PAN : AAFFB 4798 K VS THE INCOME-TAX OFFICER, WARD-1, NAVSARI / (APPELLANT) / (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI SUMIT KUMAR VARMA, SR DR / DATE OF HEARING : 13/10/2016 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 14/10/2016 / O R D E R PER R.P. TOLANI, JUDICIAL MEMBER:- THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX (APPEALS), VALSA D DATED 28.12.2012 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2009-10. 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT BY REGISTERED POST WI TH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE ON 20.05.2016 F IXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 06.06.2016. ON 06.06.2016, THE CASE WAS ADJOURNED TO 14.07.2016 WITH THE REQUEST OF LD. COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE VI DE APPLICATION DATED 01.06.2016 AND THEREAFTER THE APPEAL FURTHER ADJOUR NED TO 05.09.2016 AND FINALLY FIXED ON 13.10.2016. HOWEVER, ON 13.10.20 16, WHEN THE CASE WAS CALLED FOR HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE AND NEITHER ANY ADJOURNMENT APPLICATION WAS FILED. THIS SHOWS THA T THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING WITH ITS APPEAL. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE DECISION OF HON'BLE MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ES TATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO ITA NO. 1049/AHD/2013 BHAGWATI METAL QUARRY WORKS VS. ITO AY : 2009-10 2 HOLKAR VS. CWT (1997) 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) AND THE DE CISION OF HON'BLE DELHI TRIBUNAL IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA (PV T.) LTD., 38 ITD 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 ITS 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 14 TH OCTOBER, 2016 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- SD/- (MANISH BORAD) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER R.P. TOLANI (JUDICIAL MEMBER) AHMEDABAD; DATED /10/2016 *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