Globsyn Technologies Limited, Kolkata V. I.T.O., Ward-2(3), Kolkata, Kolkata

ITA 1999/KOL/2016

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 118 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 2692 (ITAT-KOLKATA)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 year(s) 3 month(s) 27 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 14-02-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: B
• Assessment Year: 2007-2008
• Appeal Filed On: 17-10-2016
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: PINAKI MUKHERJEE
• Section: 250

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL KOLKATA B BENCH, KOLKATA [BEFORE SRI P.M. JAGTAP, VICE-PRESIDENT & SRI S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER] I.T.A. NO. 1999/KOL/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2007-08 GLOBSYN TECHNOLOGIES LTD..........................................APPELLANT XI-11 & 12 BLOCK-EP & GP SECTOR-V KOLKATA 700 091 [PAN : AADCD 6311 M] INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-2(3), KOLKATA................................................. RESPONDENT APPEARANCES BY: NONE, APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. SHRI PINAKI MUKHERJEE, ADDL. CIT, SR. DR APPEARING ON BEHALF OF THE REVENUE. DATE OF CONCLUDING THE HEARING : FEBRUARY 14 TH , 2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCING THE ORDER : FEBRUARY 14 TH , 2019 O R D E R PER S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI, JM :- THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-6, KOLKATA, (HEREINAFTER THE LD. CIT (A)), DT. 11/08/2016, PASSED U/S 250 OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (THE ACT), RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2007-08. 2. TODAY WHEN THE CASE WAS CALLED FOR HEARING NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR WAS ANY APPLICATION FOR AN ADJOURNMENT FILED. IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS IN PROSECUTING THIS APPEAL. HENCE THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION. FOR THIS VIEW WE FIND SUPPORT FROM THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS:- 1. IN THE CASE OF CIT VS B.N.BHATTACHARJEE AND ANOTHER, REPORTED IN 118 ITR 461 [RELEVANT PAGES 477 & 478] WHEREIN THEIR LORDSHIPS HAVE HELD THAT : THE APPEAL DOES NOT MEAN MERELY FILING OF THE APPEAL BUT EFFECTIVELY PURSUING IT. 2. IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS CWT; 223 ITR 480 (MP) WHILE DISMISSING THE REFERENCE MADE AT THE INSTANCE OF THE ASSESSEE IN DEFAULT MADE FOLLOWING OBSERVATION IN THEIR ORDER : IF THE PARTY, AT WHOSE INSTANCE THE REFERENCE IS MADE, FAILS TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING, OR FAILS IN TAKING STEPS FOR PREPARATION OF THE PAPER BOOKS SO AS TO ENABLE HEARING OF THE REFERENCE, THE COURT IS NOT BOUND TO ANSWER THE REFERENCE. 2 I.T.A. NO. 1999/KOL/2016 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2007-08 GLOBSYN TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 3. IN THE CASE OF COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX VS MULTIPLAN INDIA (P) LTD.: 38 ITD 320(DEL), THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL, WHICH WAS FIXED FOR HEARING. BUT ON THE DATE OF HEARING NOBODY REPRESENTED THE REVENUE/APPELLANT NOR ANY COMMUNICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT WAS RECEIVED. THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION AS TO WHY THE REVENUE CHOSE TO REMAIN ABSENT ON THAT DATE. THE TRIBUNAL ON THE BASIS OF INHERENT POWERS, TREATED THE APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE AS UN ADMITTED IN VIEW OF THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 19 OF THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL RULES, 1963. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION. KOLKATA, THE 14 TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019. SD/- SD/- [P.M. JAGTAP] [ S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI ] VICE PRESIDENT JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED : 14.02.2019 {SC SPS} COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. GLOBSYN TECHNOLOGIES LTD XI-11 & 12 BLOCK-EP & GP SECTOR-V KOLKATA 700 091 2. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-2(3), KOLKATA 3. CIT(A)- 4. CIT- , 5. CIT(DR), KOLKATA BENCHES, KOLKATA. TRUE COPY BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, KOLKATA BENCHES