IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL D BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & MS. MADHUMITA ROY, JUDICIAL MEMBER I.T.A. NO.1996/AHD/2015 (ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2010-11) SHRI JITENDRA B. RATHOD, A-8, SHREEJI DUPLEX, GIDC ROAD, BH. GAJANAN PARK, NR. AMBICA DARSHAN MANJALPUR, VADODARA 390 011 VS. ACIT, CIRCLE 2(1), VADODARA. [PAN NO. ACCPR 1489 C] ( APPELLANT ) .. ( RESPONDENT ) APPELLANT BY : --NONE-- RESPONDENT BY : SHRI G.C. DAXINI , SR. D.R. DATE OF HEARING 28/01/2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 30/01/2019 O R D E R PER MS. MADHUMITA ROY - JM: THE INSTANT APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS AGAINS T THE ORDER DATED 16.03.2015 PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)- 5, VADODARA ARISING OUT OF THE PENALTY ORDER DATED 25.07.2013 FOR THE ASSESSMENT Y EAR 2010-11 PASSED BY THE ACIT, CIRCLE-2(1), BARODA UNDER SECTION 271(1) (C) OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (HEREINAFTER REFERRED AS TO THE ACT). 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 NEITHER ANYBODY APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR ANY APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT WAS FILED. FROM THIS, IT IS REASONABLE TO INFER THAT T HE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS TO PURSUE ITS CASE. HONBLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT-VS-B.N. BH ATTACHARGEE AND ANOTHER, 118 ITR 461(SC) OBSERVED THAT PREFERRING AN APPEAL MEANS EF FECTIVELY PURSUING IT. HONBLE M.P. HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR-VS-CWT, 223 ITR 480(M.P.) - 2 - ITA NO.1996/AHD/2015 SHRI JITENDRA B. RATHOD VS. ACIT ASST.YEAR 2010-11 DISMISSED THE REFERENCE FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR N OT TAKING NECESSARY STEPS. SIMILAR VIEW IS TAKEN BY I.T.A.T., DELHI BENCH IN THE CASE OF MU LTIPLAN INDIA LTD., 38 ITD 320. CONSIDERING THE ABOVE, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING ITS APPEAL. WE, THEREFORE, ARE INCLINED TO DISMISS THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON- PROSECUTION. HOWEVER THE ASSESSEE IS AT LIBERTY TO APPLY FOR THE RECALL OF THE ORDER WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME AFTER FURNISHING THE SUITABLE R EASONS FOR NON-APPEARANCE. HENCE THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. 3. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISM ISSED. THIS ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 30/01/2019 SD/- SD/- ( WASEEM AHMED ) ( MS. MADHUMITA ROY ) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED 30/01/2019 PRITI YADAV, SR.PS / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. / CONCERNED CIT 4. () / THE CIT(A)-5, VADODARA. 5. , ! ' , #$%% / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. &' () / GUARD FILE. / BY ORDER, //TRUE COPY// / ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) !, #$ / ITAT, AHMEDABAD 1. DATE OF DICTATION 28.01.2019 2. DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER 29/01/2019 3. OTHER MEMBER. 4. DATE ON WHICH THE APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.P. S./P.S 5. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER IS PLACED BEFORE THE D ICTATING MEMBER FOR PRONOUNCEMENT 6. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER COMES BACK TO THE SR.P .S./P.S. 7. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE BENCH CLERK 8. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK ... 9. THE DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE ASSISTANT RE GISTRAR FOR SIGNATURE ON THE ORDER.. 10. DATE OF DESPATCH OF THE ORDER