ITA.1688/BANG/2016 PAGE - 1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SMC, BENGALURU BENCH 'C', BENGALURU BEFORE SHRI GEORGE GEORGE K, JUDICIAL MEMBER I.T.A NO.1688/BANG/2016 (ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2008-09) SHRI. SEETARAMAIAH SETTY CHIGARAMBATLA, PROP : C. SEETARAMAIAH & CO., PATEL ROAD, 11-11-60, BRESTHAWARPET, RAICHUR 584 101 .. APPELLANT PAN : ADLPC9091R V. INCOME-TAX OFFICER, WARD 1, RAICHUR .. RESPONDENT ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SMT. S. PRAVEENA, ADDL. CIT HEARD ON : 30.11.2016 PRONOUNCED ON : 30.11.2016 O R D E R PER GEORGE GEORGE K, JUDICIAL MEMBER : THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY ASSESSEE AGAINST AN ORDE R DT 15.07.2016, PASSED BY THE CIT (A), GULBARGA (KALABURAGI), FOR T HE A. Y. 2008-09. 02. WHEN THE APPEAL WAS CALLED UP FOR HEARING, NOBO DY APPEARED FOR ASSESSEE. IT IS SEEN FROM RECORDS THAT IN SPITE OF THE DATE OF HEARING BEING ITA.1688/BANG/2016 PAGE - 2 MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE OF HEARING, WHICH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND SERVED ON THE ASSESSEE, NOBODY WAS PRESENT ON THE DATE OF HEARING . IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTE RESTED IN PROSECUTING ITS CASE. WE DISMISS THE APPEAL FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE DELHI BENCH OF THE ITAT IN CIT V. MULTIPLAN INDIA P.LTD., (1991) 3 8 ITD 320 AND OF THE MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJI RAO HOLKAR V. CWT (1997) 223 ITR 480, AS THE APPEAL IS INFRUCT UOUS FOR NON- PROSECUTION. 03. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMIS SED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 30 TH NOVEMBER, 2016. SD/- (GEORGE GEORGE K) JUDICIAL MEMBER MCN* COPY TO: 1. THE ASSESSEE 2. THE ASSESSING OFFICER 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (A) 5. DR 6. GF, ITAT, BANGALORE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR