PAGE 1 OF 3 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH F: NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI H.S. SIDHU, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI O.P. KANT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 2108/DEL/2014 A.Y. : 2008-09 SH. RAJ PUNJ, VS. ITO, WARD 38(2), H.NO. 2/22, 1 ST FLOOR, NEW DELHI MALVIYA NAGAR, NEW DELHI 110 017 (PAN:AAJPP5675K) (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : NONE DEPARTMENT BY : SH. F.R. MEENA, SR. DR O R D E R PER H.S. SIDHU, JM THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINS T THE ORDER DATED 20.1.2014 OF THE LD. CIT(A)-XXVIII, NEW DELHI RELEVANT TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09. 2. IN THIS CASE THE NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE ASSESSE E FOR HEARING BY REGD. AD POST FOR TODAY I.E. 04.01.2017 AT THE ADDRE SS MENTIONED IN FORM NO. 36 VIDE COLUMN NO. 10. 3. ON 04.01.2017, NEITHER THE ASSESSEE NOR HIS AUTHORI SED REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDED THE HEARING AND ALSO NOT FILE D ANY APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT BY THE ASSESSEE, HENCE, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT NO USEFUL PURPOSE WOULD BE SERVED TO SERVE THE NOTICE AGA IN AND AGAIN TO THE ASSESSEE. IN VIEW OF ABOVE, IT IS THUS INFERRED THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTION OF HIS APPEAL. 4. HAVING REGARD TO RULE 19(2) OF ITAT RULES AND FOLL OWING VARIOUS DECISIONS OF DELHI BENCH OF THE TRIBUNAL INCLUDING T HAT OF MULTIPLAN PAGE 2 OF 3 INDIA LTD. : 38 ITD 320 (DELHI) AND HONBLE MADHYA PRAD ESH HIGH COURTS DECISION IN ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT; 223 ITR 480 (MP), WE TREAT THIS APPEAL AS UNADMITTED AND DIS MISS THE SAME. WE WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT SUBSEQUENTLY IF THE AS SESSEE EXPLAINS THE REASONS FOR NON APPEARANCE AND IF THE BENCH IS SO SAT ISFIED, THE MATTER MAY BE RECALLED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADJUDICATION OF THE APPEAL. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED IN LIMINE. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 04-01-2017. SD/- SD/- [O.P. KANT] [H.S. SIDHU] ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATE:04/01/2017 SRBHATNAGAR COPY FORWARDED TO: - 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT 4.CIT (A) 5. DR , ITAT TRUE COPY BY ORDER, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT, DELHI BENCHES PAGE 3 OF 3