ITA NO. 1365/KOL/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-2013 M/S. COLOURFUL BARTER PVT. LIMITED 1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, KOLKATA D BENCH, KOLKATA BEFORE SHRI P.M. JAGTAP, VICE-PRESIDENT (KZ) AND SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA, JUDICIAL MEMBER I.T.A. NO. 1365/KOL/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-2013 M/S. COLOURFUL BARTER PVT. LIMITED,................ ...........................APPELLANT 10, KIRAN SHANKAR ROY ROAD, KOLKATA-700 001 [PAN: AAECC 0138 Q] -VS.- TAX RECOVERY OFFICER-2, KOLKATA,................... ..........................RESPONDENT AAYAKAR BHAWAN, P-7, CHOWRINGHEE SQUARE, KOLKATA-700 069 APPEARANCES BY: N O N E, FOR THE APPELLANT SMT. RANU BISWAS, JCIT , SR. D.R., FOR THE RESPONDENT DATE OF CONCLUDING THE HEARING : FEBRUARY 12, 2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCING THE ORDER : FEBRUARY 12, 2019 O R D E R PER SHRI P.M. JAGTAP, VICE-PRESIDENT (KZ):- THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAI NST THE ORDER OF LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-7, KOLKATA DAT ED 28.03.2018. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING FIXED IN THIS CASE TODAY, I.E. 12.02.2019, NONE HAS APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR ANY APPL ICATION SEEKING ADJOURNMENT HAS BEEN FILED. IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE RE WAS A SIMILAR NON- COMPLIANCE ON THE PART OF THE ASSESSEE DURING THE C OURSE OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE ASSESSING OFFICER AS WELL AS DURING THE COURSE OF APPELLATE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE LD. CIT(APPEALS) R ESULTING INTO PASSING OF EX-PARTE ORDERS. KEEPING IN VIEW THIS NON-COMPLI ANT AND NON- COOPERATIVE ATTITUDE OF THE ASSESSEE, IT APPEARS TH AT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THIS APPEAL FIL ED BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. ITA NO. 1365/KOL/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-2013 M/S. COLOURFUL BARTER PVT. LIMITED 2 3. THE LAW ASSISTS THOSE WHO ARE VIGILANT AND NOT T HOSE WHO SLEEP OVER THEIR RIGHTS. THIS PRINCIPLE IS EMBODIED IN THE WEL L KNOWN DICTUM - VIGILANTIBUS, NON DORMIENTIBUS, JURA SUBVENIENT. CONSIDERING THE FACTS AND KEEPING IN MIND THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 19(2) OF THE ITAT RULES AS WAS CONSIDERED IN THE CASE OF CIT VS.- MULTIPLAN INDIA PVT. LTD. 38 ITD 320 (DEL.) AND THE JUDGMENT OF THE HONBLE MADHYA PRADE SH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS.- C.W.T . REPORTED IN 223 ITR 480, WE TREAT THIS APPEAL AS UNADMITTED AND DISMISS THE SAME FOR NON- PROSECUTION. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMIS SED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON FEBRUARY 12, 2019. SD/- SD/- (SATBEER SINGH GODARA) (P.M. JAGTAP) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE -PRESIDENT (KZ) KOLKATA, THE 12 TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 COPIES TO : (1) M/S. COLOURFUL BARTER PVT. LIMITED, 10, KIRAN SHANKAR ROY ROAD, KOLKATA-700 001 (2) TAX RECOVERY OFFICER-2, KOLKATA, AAYAKAR BHAWAN, P-7, CHOWRINGHEE SQUARE, KOLKATA-700 069 (3) COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-7, KOLKATA , (4) COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX- , (5) THE DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE (6) GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, KOLKATA BENCHES, KOLKATA LAHA/SR. P.S.