IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ALLAHABAD BENCH, ALLAHABAD BEFORE : SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI B.C. MEENA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 151/ALLD./2011 ASSTT. YEAR : 2008-09 ASHOK KUMAR SINGH, VS. INCOME-TAX OFFICER, GANJ KHAWAJA, RANGE 3(3) VARANASI. JANSO KI MANDI, CHANDAULI. (PAN: AZSPS 9876 L) (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SHRI T.P. SHUKLA, SR. DR DATE OF HEARING : 12.08.2014 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 12.08.2014 ORDER PER BHAVNESH SAINI, J.M.: THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LD. CIT(A), VARANASI DATED 24.06.2011 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2 008-09. 2. NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE DESPITE SERVICE OF NOTICE UPON THE ASSESSEE. NO ADJOURNMENT APPLICANT HAS COME ON REC ORD. IT, THEREFORE, APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NO MORE INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING T HE APPEAL. HONBLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. B.N. BHATTACHARGEE AND ANOTHER, 118 ITR 461(SC) OBSERVED THAT PREFERRING AN APPEAL MEANS EFFECTIVEL Y PURSUING IT. HONBLE M.P. ITA NO. 151/ALLD./2011 2 HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT, 223 ITR 480(MP) DISMISSED THE REFERENCE FILED BY THE ASSESS EE FOR NOT TAKING NECESSARY STEPS. SIMILAR VIEW IS TAKEN BY ITAT, DELHI BENCH I N THE CASE OF MULTIPLAN INDIA LTD., 38 ITD 320. CONSIDERING THE ABOVE, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL. 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/- (B.C. MEENA) (BHAVNESH SAINI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER *AKS/- COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. APPELLANT BY ORDER 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT(A), CONCERNED ASSTT. REGISTRAR 4. CIT, CONCERNED 5. DR, ITAT, ALLAHABAD 6. GUARD FILE TRUE COPY