, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL B BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI RAJPAL YADAV, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 1198/AHD/2014 / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2008-09 SAMIR JASHBHAI PATEL, SHOP NO.17, JALARAM SHOPPING, NEAR VAJAN KANTA, CHHANI, BARODA PAN : AQOPP 7505 K VS. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-2(5), BARODA [ / (APPELLANT) / (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI JAMES KURIAN, SR DR / DATE OF HEARING : 28/03/2017 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 28/03/2017 / O R D E R PER MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX (APPEALS)-II, BARODA DAT ED 13.07.2012 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09. 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT BY REGISTERED POST WI TH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE ON 21.02.2017 FIXING THE DATE O F HEARING ON 28.03.2017. THE SAID NOTICE HAS BEEN DULY SERVED UPON THE ASSESSEE AS IS EVIDENT FROM THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT SLIP WHICH IS PLACED ON RECORD. WHEN THE CASE WAS CALLED FOR HEARING TODAY, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSES SEE AND NEITHER ANY ADJOURNMENT APPLICATION WAS FILED. THIS SHOWS THA T THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING WITH HIS APPEAL. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE DECISION OF HON'BLE MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ES TATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT (1997) 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) AND THE DE CISION OF HON'BLE DELHI ITA NO. 1198/AHD/2014 SAMIR JASHBHAI PATEL VS. ITO AY : 2008-09 - 2 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 HIS APPEAL AND HEARING ON MERITS BY SHOWING REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT APPEARING BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL ON THE DATE OF HEARING. THE BENCH, IF SO SATISFIED, MAY RECALL ITS ORDER AND RESTORE T HE 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 28 TH MARCH, 2017 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- SD/- (RAJPAL YADAV) JUDICIAL MEMBER (MANISH BORAD) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED, 28/03/2017 **BT ! / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. $ & / CONCERNED CIT 4. & ) ( / THE CIT(A)- 5. $ , $ , /DR,ITAT, AHMEDABAD, 6. 0 / GUARD FILE. / BY ORDER, TRUE COPY (ASSTT.REGISTRAR) $ ITAT, AHMEDABAD