IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, AGRA BENCH, AGRA BEFORE : SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI A.L. GEHLOT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 126/AGRA/2011 ASSTT. YEAR : 2005-06 TOTA RAM, VILLAGE-JANPURA, VS. A.C.I.T. -1 , AGRA . PANWARI, AGRA. (PAN: AQFPR 1139 J) (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SHRI K.K. MISHRA, JR. D.R. DATE OF HEARING : 21.03.2013 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER : 21.03.2013 ORDER PER BHAVNESH SAINI, J.M.: THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST TH E ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A)-I, AGRA DATED 14.01.2011 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2005- 06. 2. THE ASSESSEE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DATE OF HEARING THROUGH REGISTERED POST WELL IN ADVANCE. HOWEVER, THE REGISTERED COVER DID NOT R ETURN BACK TO THE OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNAL, THEREFORE, DEEMED TO BE SERVED UPON THE A SSESSEE IN ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS. NONE APPEARED AT THE TIME OF HEARING OF A PPEAL DESPITE SERVICE OF NOTICE. IT, THEREFORE, APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NO MORE INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL. HONBLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT VS . B.N. BHATTACHARGEE AND ITA NO. 568/AGRA/2012 2 ANOTHER, 118 ITR 461(SC) OBSERVED THAT PREFERRING A N APPEAL MEANS EFFECTIVELY PURSUING IT. HONBLE M.P. HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT, 223 ITR 480(MP) DISMISSED THE REFER ENCE FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NOT TAKING NECESSARY STEPS. SIMILAR VIEW IS TAK EN BY ITAT, DELHI BENCH IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLAN INDIA LTD., 38 ITD 320. CONSIDERI NG THE ABOVE, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE A PPEAL. THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS, THEREFORE, DISMISSED IN LIMINE. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- SD/- (A.L. GEHLOT) (BHAVNESH SAINI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER *AKS/- COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT(A), CONCERNED BY ORDER 4. CIT, CONCERNED 5. DR, ITAT, AGRA 6. GUARD FILE SR. PRIVATE SECRETARY TRUE COPY