, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL B BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI N.K. BILLAIYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 1770/AHD/2014 / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2009-10 SHRI AJAY MAHENDRABHAI SHAH, 502, PANCHKUVA, AHMEDABAD-1 PAN : ADKPS 5851 J VS. INCOME-TAX OFFICER, WARD-3 (2), AHMEDABAD / (APPELLANT) / (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE(S) BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI JAMES KURIAN, SR DR / DATE OF HEARING : 11/05/2017 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 11/05/2017 / O R D E R PER N.K. BILLAIYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX (APPEALS)-6, AHMEDABAD D ATED 14.03.2014, PASSED IN CASE NO.CIT(A)-VI/ITO WD3(2)/278/11-12 FO R ASSESSMENT YEAR 2009-10. 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT BY REGISTERED POST WI TH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE ON 11.04.2017, FIXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 11.05.2017. THE SAID NOTICE HAS BEEN SER VED UPON THE ASSESSEE ON 15.04.2017 AS IS EVIDENT FROM THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDG MENT SLIP WHICH IS PLACED ON RECORD. WHEN THE CASE WAS CALLED FOR HE ARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE AND NEITHER ANY ADJOURNMENT APPLICATION WAS FILED. THIS SHOWS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN P URSUING WITH HIS APPEAL. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE DECISION OF HON'BLE MADHY A PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT, (1997) 223 ITR 480 ITA NO. 1770/AHD/2014 AJAYBHAI MAHENDRABHAI SHAH VS. ITO AY 2009-10 2 (M.P.) AND THE DECISION OF HON'BLE DELHI TRIBUNAL I N THE CASE OF CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA (PVT.) LTD., 38 ITD 320 (DELHI), W E DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE . 3. THE ASSESSEE MAY, IF SO ADVISED, FILE AN APPLICA TION BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL FOR RESTORATION OF HIS APPEAL AND HEARING ON MERITS BY SHOWING REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT APPEARING BEFORE THE TRIBU NAL ON THE DATE OF HEARING. THE BENCH, IF SO SATISFIED, MAY RECALL IT S ORDER AND RESTORE THE APPEAL TO ITS ORIGINAL NUMBER FOR HEARING ON MERITS . 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED IN LIMINE . ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 11 TH MAY, 2017 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- SD/- (MAHAVIR PRASAD) JUDICIAL MEMBER (N.K. BILLAIYA) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED 11/05/2017 BIJU T., PS !#$ %$ / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. ! # / CONCERNED CIT 4. # ( ) / THE CIT(A ) 5. & ! , ! , / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. / GUARD FIL E . / BY ORDER, TRUE COPY / ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) , / ITAT, AHMEDABAD