IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PUNE BENCH B , PUNE BEFORE SHRI I.C. SUDHIR (JM) AND SHRI D. KARUNAKARA RAO (AM) ITA NO.1575/PN/2005 (ASSTT. YEAR : 2002-03) MR. ARUN SHIVAJIRAO DESAI ... APPELLANT 495, VANDANA APARTMENTS, MUTHA COLONY, SADAR BAZAR, SATARA 415 001 PAN : NOT AVAILABLE V. ACIT, SATARA CIRCLE, SATARA RESPONDENT APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : MS. MITHALI MADHUSMITA ORDER PER I.C. SUDHIR, JM IT APPEARS FROM THE ORDER SHEET THAT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DATES, ASSESSEE IS NOT RESPONDING THE NOTICES ISSUED FOR HEARING OF THE APPEALS PREFERRED BY HIM. ON 14-3-2011, NOTICE FOR HEARING OF THE APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL WAS ISSUED TO THE ASSESSEE ON THE GIVE N ADDRESS FOR 01.4.2011. AGAIN, ON 01.4.2011, NOTICE WAS ISSUED FOR 03.5.2011. AGAIN ON 03.5.2011, NOTICE FOR HEARING WAS ISSUED TO THE ASSESSEE FOR 16.6.2011. THE ASSESSEE IS, HOWEVER, NOT RESPONDIN G THE NOTICES FOR HEARING OF APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL ISSUED ON THE GIVEN ADDRESS. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE I S NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING ITS APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. THE APPEA L IS ACCORDINGLY DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION WITH THIS LIBERTY TO THE ASSESSEE TO MOVE APPLICATION FOR RECALLING THE DISMISSAL ORDER IF HE IS IN A POSITION TO EXPLAIN BONAFIDE BEHIND HIS NON-APPEARANCE ON THE ABOVE STA TED DATES FIXED FOR HEARING OF HIS APPEAL. 2. CONSEQUENTLY, APPEAL IS DISMISSED IN DEFAULT. ITA . NO1575/PN/2005 MR.ARUN SHIVAJIRAO DESAI A.Y 2002-03 PAGE OF 2 2 ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 20 JULY, 2 011. SD/- SD/- ( D. KARUNAKARA RAO ) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ( I.C. SUDHIR ) JUDICIAL MEMBER PUNE, DATED THE 20TH JULY, 2011 US COPY OF THE ORDER IS FORWARDED TO : 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT-III, PUNE 4. THE CIT(A)- II, PUNE 5. THE D.R. B BENCH, PUNE 6. GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PUNE