IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AGRA BENCH, AGRA BEFORE SHRI G.C. GUPTA, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI INTURI RAMA RAO, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.134/AGRA/ 2011 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 1999-2000 SHRI ANIL KUMAR AGARWAL, VS. INCOME TAX OFFICER 1(1), 7/4, PILI KOTHI PATHWARI, AGRA. BELANGANJ, AGRA. (PAN AAMPA 3355 Q). (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SMT. BELU SINHA, SR. D.R. DATE OF HEARING : 20.07.2015 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 23.07.2015 ORDER PER INTURI RAMA RAO, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF LD. CIT(A)-I, AGRA DATED 15.02.2011 FOR THE A.Y. 1999-2000. 2. IT IS NOTICED THAT WHEN THE MATTER CAME UP FOR H EARING TODAY I.E. ON 20.07.2015, NONE APPEARED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE DES PITE NOTICE HAVING BEEN SENT BY SPEED POST. FROM THIS, IT IS REASONABLE TO INFER T HAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS TO PURSUE ITS CASE. HONBLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CAS E OF CIT VS. B.N. BHATTACHARGEE AND ANOTHER, 118 ITR 461(SC) OBSERVED THAT PREFERRI NG AN APPEAL MEANS EFFECTIVELY ITA NO.134/AGRA/2011 A.Y. 1999-2000 2 PURSUING IT. HONBLE M.P. HIGH COURT IN THE CASE O F ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT, 223 ITR 480(M.P.) DISMISSED THE REFERENCE FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NOT TAKING NECESSARY STEPS. SIMILAR VIEW IS TAKEN BY I .T.A.T., DELHI BENCH IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLAN INDIA LTD., 38 ITD 320. CONSIDERING THE ABOVE, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING ITS APPEAL. WE, T HEREFORE, DISMISS THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON-PROSECUTION. 3. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISS ED. (ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 23.07.201 5) SD/- SD/- (G.C. GUPTA) (INTURI RAMA RAO) VICE PRESIDENT ACCOUN TANT MEMBER DATE: 23 RD JULY, 2015 PBN/* COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO:- 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT (APPEALS) CONCERNED 4. CIT CONCERNED 5. D.R., ITAT, AGRA BENCH, AGRA 6. GUARD FILE. BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, AGRA BENCH, AGRA