, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL D BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI G.D. AGRAWAL, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI RAJPAL YADAV, JUDICIAL MEMBER ./ ././ ./ ITA NO. 1875/AHD/2011 / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2000-2001 VALLABHBHAI SHAMJIBHAI THUMAR, PLOT NO.240, GIDC, SACHIN, SURAT PAN : AAWPT 1424 H VS. ITO, WARD-2 (4), SURAT / // / (APPELLANT) !' !' !' !' / // / (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE(S) BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SMT. SONIA KUMAR, SR. DR. #$ % &'/ // / DATE OF HEARING : 22/06/2015 () % &' / // / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 22/06/2015 *+ *+ *+ *+/ // / O R D E R PER G.D. AGRAWAL, VICE PRESIDENT: THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AND IS DIRE CTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX(APPEALS )-II, SURAT DATED 20.02.2009, PERTAINING TO THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2000- 01. 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT BY REGISTERED POST WI TH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE ON 26.05.2015 F IXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 22.06.2015 WHICH WAS RETURNED BY THE POS TAL AUTHORITIES UNSERVED WITH THE REMARKS NOT KNOWN. NO CHANGE O F ADDRESS HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY THE ASSESSEE. THIS SHOWS THAT THE ASSES SEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING WITH ITS APPEAL. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF TH E DECISION OF HON'BLE MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKA VS. CWT (1997) 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) AND THE DECISION OF HON'BLE DELHI ITA NO. 1875/AHD/2011 VALLABHBHAI S. THUMAR VS. ITO AY 2000-2001 2 TRIBUNAL IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA (PV T.) LTD. 38 ITD 320 (DELHI), WE 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 ITS 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 22 ND JUNE, 2015 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- SD/- (RAJPAL YADAV) JUDICIAL MEMBER (G.D. AGRAWAL) VICE-PRESIDENT AHMEDABAD; DATED 22/06/2015 BIJU T., PS *+ % !&, -*,& *+ % !&, -*,& *+ % !&, -*,& *+ % !&, -*,&/ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. !' / THE RESPONDENT. 3. & #. / CONCERNED CIT 4. #. ( ) / THE CIT(A) 5. ,12 !& , , / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. 2 4$ / GUARD FILE . *+# *+# *+# *+# / BY ORDER, TRUE COPY 5 55 5/ // / 6 6 6 6 ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) , , , , / ITAT, AHMEDABAD