IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL KOLKATA SMC BENCH, KOLKATA [BEFORE SRI J. SUDHAKAR REDDY, A CCOUNTANT M EMBER ] I.T.A. NO. 1279 / KOL/201 6 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 20 1 0 - 11 SRI SOUVIK DUTTA GUPTA. . .......APPELLANT MAYNADANGA P.O. CHINSURAH HOOGHLY 712 102 [PAN : AMKPD 7688 R ] INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD - 2 ( 2 ), HOOGHLY . ... RESPONDENT G.T. ROAD KHADINA MORE P.O. CHINSURAH HOOGHLY 712 101 APPEARANCES BY: NONE , APPEAR ED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. SHRI ALOK NAG , ADDL. CIT , DR APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE REVENUE. DATE OF CONCLUDING THE HEARING : FEBRUARY 6 TH , 201 8 DATE OF PRONOUNCING THE ORDER : MARCH 16 TH , 201 8 O R D E R PER J. SUDHAKAR REDDY : - THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESS E IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) - 6 , KOLKATA , (HEREINAFTER THE LD. CIT (A)), PASSED U/S 250 OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (THE ACT), DT. 2 8 / 0 4 /201 6 . 2. IN THIS CASE, I FIND THAT THE LD . FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY, HAS PASSED AN EX - PARTE ORDER. THE ASSESSEE HA S DEMONSTRATED BEFORE ME THAT HE WAS PREVENTED BY SUFFICIENT CAUSE FROM APPEARING BEFORE THE LD. CIT(A) ON THE DATE OF HEARING. 3. HENCE, I RESTORE THIS APPEAL TO THE FILE OF THE LD . FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY FOR FRESH ADJUDICATION ON THE GROUNDS OF NATURAL JUSTICE. THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE LD. FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY, WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THE RECEIPT OF THIS ORDER, TAKE NOTICE AND THEREAFTER CO - OPERATE IN THE D ISPOSAL OF THE APPEAL. 2 I.T.A. NO. 1279/KOL/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2010 - 11 SRI SOUVIK DUTTA GUPTA 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. KOLKATA, THE 16 TH DAY OF MARCH , 201 8 . SD/ - [ J. SUDHAKAR REDDY ] ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED : 16 . 0 3 .201 8 {SC SPS} C OPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. SRI SOUVIK DUTTA GUPTA MAYNADANGA P.O. CHINSURAH HOOGHLY 712 102 2. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD - 2(2), HOOGHLY G.T. ROAD KHADINA MORE P.O. CHINSURAH HOOGHLY 712 101 3. CIT(A) - 4. CIT - , 5. CIT(DR), KOLKATA BENCHES, KOLKATA. TRUE COPY BY ORDER SENIOR PRIVATE SECRETARY HEAD OF OFFICE/ D.D.O. ITAT, KOLKATA BENCHES