ITA NO 2196 OF 2018 VENKATA BALAJI STEEL ROLLING MI LLS P LTD HYDERABAD. PAGE 1 OF 2 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD A BENCH, HYDERABAD BEFORE SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.2196/HYD/2018 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-13 M/S. VENKAT BALAJI STEEL ROLLING MILLS P LTD, HYDERABAD PAN: AACCG4619A VS. INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 17(3) HYDERABAD (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY: SRI B. SAI PRASAD REVENUE BY : SRI SUNKU SRINIVAS, DR DATE OF HEARING: 01/11/2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 20/11/2019 ORDER PER SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI, J.M. THIS IS ASSESSEES APPEAL FOR THE A.Y 2012-13 AGAIN ST THE ORDER OF THE CIT (A)-5, HYDERABAD, DATED 28.9.2 018. 2. THE ASSESSEE HAD FILED AN APPLICATION FOR AN EAR LY HEARING OF THE APPEAL. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, IT I S SUBMITTED THAT THE CIT (A) HAS DISMISSED THE APPEAL FOR NON-REPRES ENTATION OF THE CASE BY THE ASSESSEE AND HAS NOT DECIDED THE ISSUE ON MERITS. UPON HEARING BOTH THE PARTIES AND UPON PERUSAL OF T HE RECORD, WE NOTICE THAT THE CIT (A) HAS DISMISSED THE APPEAL FO R NON- APPEARANCE OF THE ASSESSEE AND HAS NOT DECIDED THE SAME ON MERITS. THEREFORE, WE ARE INCLINED TO SET ASIDE THE APPEAL TO THE FILE OF THE CIT (A) WITH A DIRECTION TO DISPOSE OF THE A PPEAL ON MERITS AFTER GIVING THE ASSESSEE A FAIR OPPORTUNITY OF HEA RING. ITA NO 2196 OF 2018 VENKATA BALAJI STEEL ROLLING MI LLS P LTD HYDERABAD. PAGE 2 OF 2 3. IN THE RESULT, ASSESSEES APPEAL IS TREATED AS A LLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 20 TH NOVEMBER, 2019. SD/- SD/- (A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER (P. MADHAVI DEVI) JUDICIAL MEMBER HYDERABAD, DATED 20 TH NOVEMBER, 2019. VINODAN/SPS COPY TO: 1 VENKAT BALAJI STEEL ROLLING MILLS P LTD, 21-2-631 URDU GALI, PATHERGATTI, HYDERABAD 500002 2 ITO WARD 17(3) HYDERABAD 3 CIT (A)-5 HYDERABAD 4 PR. CIT 5 HYDERABAD 5 THE DR, ITAT HYDERABAD 6 GUARD FILE BY ORDER