IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AGRA BENCH, AGRA BEFORE SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI A.L. GEHLOT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.168/AGR/2012 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2006-07 SHRI O.P. BHARGAVA, VS. INCOME TAX OFFI CER, PROP. M/S. SAMIDHA GAS AGENCY, RANGE - 3(2), GWAL IOR. 64, PREM NAGAR, GWALIOR. (PAN: ABBPB 5346 E) (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SHRI K.K. MISHRA, JR. D.R. DATE OF HEARING : 13.09.2012 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER : 13.09.2012 ORDER PER A.L. GEHLOT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 28.02.2012 PASSED BY THE LD. CIT(A), GWALIOR. 2. THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE ASSESSEE B Y REGISTERED POST AS PER THE ADDRESS GIVEN IN COLUMN NO.10 OF FORM NO.36. HOWEV ER, AT THE TIME OF HEARING NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR ANY APP LICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT HAS BEEN FILED. FROM THIS IT IS REASONABLE TO INFER TH AT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS TO PURSUE ITS CASE. HONBLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. B.N. BHATTACHARGEE ITA NO.168/AGR/2012 A.Y. 2006-07 2 AND ANOTHER, 118 ITR 461(SC) OBSERVED THAT PREFERRI NG AN APPEAL MEANS EFFECTIVELY PURSUING IT. HONBLE M.P. HIGH COURT I N THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT, 223 ITR 480(M.P.) DISMISS ED THE REFERENCE FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NOT TAKING NECESSARY STEPS. SIMIL AR 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 INTEREST ED IN PROSECUTING ITS APPEAL. WE, THEREFORE, DISMISS THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON-PROSECUTION. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESS EE IS DISMISSED IN LIMINE. (ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 13.09.2012) SD/- SD/- (BHAVNESH SAINI) (A.L. GEHLOT) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER 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 SR. PRIVATE SECRETARY INCOME-TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, AGRA TRUE COPY