, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL C BENCH, CHENNAI . . . , , ' # BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI S. JAYARAMAN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO.1053/MDS/2017 & '& / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2007-08 SMT. RANJANI RAMESH, E-203 BLOCK, RACARANANDA BRIDGE MILLENNIUM, J.P. NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 078. PAN : ADHPV 4258 P V. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, BUSINESS CIRCLE II, CHENNAI. ()*/ APPELLANT) (+,)*/ RESPONDENT) )* - . / APPELLANT BY : NONE +,)* - . / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI ASISH TRIPATHY, JCIT / - 0' / DATE OF HEARING : 13.07.2017 12' - 0' / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 13.07.2017 / O R D E R PER N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER: THIS APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST T HE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-2, CHENNAI , DATED 31.03.2017 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2007-08. 2 I.T.A. NO.1053/MDS/17 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SERVED ON THE ASSESSEE BY RPAD. THE REGISTRY HAS PLACED ON RECORD THE POSTAL ACKNOW LEDGEMENT AS PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE ON THE ASSESSEE. EVEN A FTER RECEIPT OF NOTICE, NO ONE APPEARED FOR THE ASSESSEE WHEN THE A PPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FOR HEARING. 3. THERE MAY BE VARIOUS REASONS FOR THE ASSESSEE FO R NOT APPEARING BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL WHEN THE APPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FOR HEARING. ONE OF THE REASONS, PRESUMABLY, THE ASSES SEE MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING HIS APPEAL. WHATEVER MAY BE THE REASON, BY KEEPING THE PROVISO TO RULE 24 OF INCOME TAX (AP PELLATE TRIBUNAL) RULES, 1963, IN MIND, THE APPEAL OF THE A SSESSEE IS DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION. HOWEVER, IT IS MAD E CLEAR THAT IT IS OPEN TO THE ASSESSEE TO MOVE TO THIS TRIBUNAL FOR R ECALL OF THIS ORDER PROVIDED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT CAUSE ON THE PART OF THE ASSESSEE FOR NON-APPEARING BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL ON 13.07.2017 WH EN THE APPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FOR HEARING. 4. WITH THE ABOVE OBSERVATION, THE APPEAL OF THE AS SESSEE IS DISMISSED. 3 I.T.A. NO.1053/MDS/17 ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 13 TH JULY, 2017 AT CHENNAI. SD/- SD/- ( ) ( . . . ) (S. JAYARAMAN) (N.R.S. GANESAN) ' / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 4 /DATED, THE 13 TH JULY, 2017. KRI. - +056 76'0 /COPY TO: 1. )* /APPELLANT 2. +,)* /RESPONDENT 3. / 80 () /CIT(A)-2, CHENNAI 4. PRINCIPAL CIT- 1, CHENNAI 5. 69 +0 /DR 6. :& ; /GF.