IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL JABALPUR BENCH , JABALPUR BEFORE SHRI A. D. JAIN, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI T. S. KAPOOR, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 148/JAB/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2009 - 10 SHRI RAMESHWAR SARLE AT POST BADODRA, BETUL V. INCOME TAX O FFICER BETUL T AN /PAN : BZIPS2120M (APP ELL ANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY: NONE RESPONDENT BY: SHRI P. D. CHOUGALE, D.R. DATE OF HEARING: 02 04 201 9 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 03 04 201 9 O R D E R PER T.S. KAPOOR, A.M . : THIS IS ASSESSEES APPEAL AGAI NST THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A) - I, BHOPAL, DATED 15/5/2018, FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 20 09 - 10 . 2. THIS APPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FOR HEARING ON 2/4/ 201 9 , BUT NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE , NOR ANY APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT HAS BEEN FILED. SINCE THE ASSESS EE DID NOT APPEAR ON THE DATE FIXED FOR HEARING, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL . AS SUCH, WE HOLD THAT THE APPEAL IS LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED FOR NON - PROSECUTION. IN THIS REGARD , WE PLACE RELIANCE UPON THE FOLLOWING CASE LAWS: - 1. CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA LTD. , 38 ITD 320 (DEL) 2. ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT , 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) 3. NEW DIWAN OIL MILLS VS. CIT (2008) , 296 ITR 495 (P& H) 4. CIT VS. B. N. BHATTACHARGEE A ND ANOTHER , 118 ITR 461(SC) IT A NO.148/JAB/2018 PAGE 2 OF 2 3. RESPECT FULLY FOLLOWING THE VIEW TAKEN IN THE CASES CITED (SUPRA), WE DISMISS THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON - PROSECUTION. THE ASSESSEE MAY, HOWEVER, GET IT REVIVED BY SHOWING SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR NON - APPEARANCE. 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE S TANDS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 03 / 0 4 /201 9 . SD/ - SD/ - [A. D. JAIN] [ T. S. KAPOOR ] VICE PRESIDENT ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 03 /0 4 / 201 9 JJ: 0204 COPY FORWARDED TO: 1 . APPELLANT 2 . RESPONDENT 3 . CIT(A) 4 . CIT 5 . DR