IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PUNE BENCH SMC, PUNE BEFORE SHRI R.S. SYAL, VICE PRESIDENT . / ITA NO.1206/PUN/2018 / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2014-15 SHRI MANGILAL MOHANLALJI KUMAVAT, SR.NO.82/3A, PARANDE NAGAR, DHANORI ROAD, NEAR MARATHI SCHOOL, PUNE 411 015 PAN : BDOPK7235D VS. ITO, WARD -7(4), PUNE (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) / ORDER PER R.S.SYAL, VP : THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE ARISES OUT OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE CIT(A)-5, PUNE ON 16-04-2018 IN RELATION TO THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014-15. 2. I HAVE HEARD BOTH THE SIDES AND PERUSED THE RELEVAN T MATERIAL ON RECORD. IT IS SEEN THAT THE LD. CIT(A) HAS PA SSED THE ORDER EX-PARTE QUA THE ASSESSEE . THE LD. AR SUBMITTED THAT THE CIT(A) DID NOT GIVE PROPER OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING AND DECIDED THE APPEAL EX PARTE . IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING FACTS, I APPELLANT BY SHRI KISHOR PHADKE RESPONDENT BY SHRI RAJESH GAWLI DATE OF HEARING 20-02-2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 21-02-2019 ITA NO.1206/PUN/2018 SHRI MANGILAL MOHANLALJI KUMAVAT 2 AM OF THE CONSIDERED OPINION THAT THE ENDS OF JUSTICE WOULD MEET ADEQUATELY IF THE IMPUGNED ORDER IS SET-ASIDE AND THE MATTER IS RESTORED TO THE FILE OF CIT(A). I ORDER ACCORDING LY AND DIRECT THE LD. CIT(A) TO DECIDE THE APPEAL AFRESH AS P ER LAW AFTER ALLOWING A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 21 ST FEBRUARY, 2019. SD/- (R.S.SYAL) / VICE PRESIDENT PUNE; DATED : 21 ST FEBRUARY, 2019 / COPY OF THE ORDER IS FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT; 2. / THE RESPONDENT; 3. ( ) / THE CIT (APPEALS)-5, PUNE 4. THE PR. CIT-4, PUNE 5. , , SMC / DR SMC, ITAT, PUNE; 6. / GUARD FILE. // TRUE COPY // / BY ORDER, // TRUE COPY // SENIOR PRIVATE SECRETARY , / ITAT, PUNE ITA NO.1206/PUN/2018 SHRI MANGILAL MOHANLALJI KUMAVAT 3 DATE 1. DRAFT DICTATED ON 20-02-2019 SR.PS 2. DRAFT PLACED BEFORE AUTHOR 20-02-2019 SR.PS 3. DRAFT PROPOSED & PLACED BEFORE THE SECOND MEMBER JM 4. DRAFT DISCUSSED/APPROVED BY SECOND MEMBER. JM 5. APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.PS/PS SR.PS 6. KEPT FOR PRONOUNCEMENT ON SR.PS 7. DATE OF UPLOADING ORDER SR.PS 8. FILE SENT TO THE BENCH CLERK SR.PS 9. DATE ON WHICH FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK 10. DATE ON WHICH FILE GOES TO THE A.R. 11. DATE OF DISPATCH OF ORDER. *