IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BANGALORE BENCH B BEFORE SMT. P. MADHAVI DEVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI JASON P. BOAZ, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER I.T.A. NO S . 230 TO 233 /BANG/20 11 (ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2005-06 TO 2008-09) M/S. BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED, CIRCLE OFFICE, 55, DIVYASHREE CHAMBERS, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BENGALURU. PAN AAACB 2894G VS. DY. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE 18(1), BENGALURU. APPELLANT RESPONDENT. APPELLANT BY : NONE. RESPONDENT BY : SHRI FARHAT HUSSAIN QURESHI. DATE OF HEARING :16.10.2012. DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 16.10.2012. O R D E R PER BENCH : THESE APPEALS ARE FILED BY THE ASSESSEE-COMPANY F OR THE ASSESSMENT YEARS 2005-06 TO 2008-09 AND ARE DIRECTED AGAINST THE COMMON ORDER O F THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-V, BANGALORE DATED 29.12.2010. 2. THESE APPEALS WERE INITIALLY FIXED FOR HEARING O N 24.1.2012 AND WERE ADJOURNED TO 19.3.12, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO 30.4.2012. NONE APPEARED ON TH ESE THREE OCCASIONS. ONCE AGAIN THE HEARING WAS FIXED ON 12.6.2012 FOR WHICH ADJOURNMENT WAS SO UGHT BY THE A.R. OF THE ASSESSEE. THE ADJOURNMENT SOUGHT WAS GRANTED AND THE CASE WAS FIX ED FOR FINAL HEARING ON 16.10.2012. ONCE AGAIN NO BODY APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. SHRI FARHAT HUSSAIN QURESHI, CIT, HOWEVER, WAS PRESENT FOR THE REVENUE. 2 ITA NO.230 TO 233/BANG/11 3. FROM THE CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSEE, IT APPEARS T HAT THE ASSESSEE COMPANY IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING THESE APPEALS. CONSIDERING THESE FACTS AN D KEEPING IN VIEW THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 19(2) OF THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL RULES AND IN THE LIGHT OF THE DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA PVT. LTD. (38 ITD 320), THESE A PPEALS ARE DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEALS OF ASSESSEE ARE DIS MISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 16.10.2 012. SD/- SD/- (P. MADHAVI DEVI) (JASON P BOAZ) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER *REDDY GP COPY TO : 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. C.I.T. 4. CIT(A) 5. DR, - B BENCH. 6. GUARD FILE. (TRUE COPY ) BY ORDE R SR. PRIVATE SECRETARY, ITAT, BANGALORE