IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCHES B : HYDERABAD (THROUGH VIRTUAL CONFERENCE) BEFORE SHRI SATBEER SINGH GODARA, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI LAXMI PRASAD SAHU, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER IT A NO. 2 323 /H/20 1 8 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 ARVIND KUMAR VANNALA, HYDERABAD. PAN A FXPV 3389K VS. DY . COMMISSIONER OF INCOME - TAX, CIRCLE 17 (2), HYDERABAD. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY: SHRI MOHD. AFZAL REVENUE BY: SHRI M. DAYASAGAR DATE OF HEARING: 27 /0 5 /2021 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 31 /0 5 /2021 O R D E R PER L.P. SAHU, A.M. : THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST CIT(A) 5 , HYDERABADS ORDER DATED 2 7 / 0 9 /201 8 FOR AY 20 1 0 - 1 1 . I TA NO. 2323 /HYD /201 8 SHRI ARVIND KUMAR VANNALA, HYD. : - 2 - : 2 . IN THE COURSE OF HEARING, IT WAS POINTED OUT BY THE LEARNED COUNSEL OF THE ASSESSEE THAT THE LEARNED CIT(A) HAD DECIDED THE MATTERS EX - PARTE. THEREFORE, IT WOULD BE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE, THE MATTER MAY BE RESTORED TO HIS FILE FOR DECIDING VARIOUS GR OUNDS OF APPEAL ON MERITS. THE LEARNED DR AGREED WITH THE AFORESAID STATEMENT OF THE LEARNED AR. 3 . WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE FACTS OF THE CASE AND THE REQUEST MADE BY THE LEARNED AR. WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT INTEREST OF JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED IF THE MATTER I S RESTORED TO THE FILE OF FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY FOR DECIDING VARIOUS GROUNDS OF APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE ON MERITS. ACCORDINGLY, THE CIT(A) IS DIRECTED TO AFFORD REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE AND THEREAFTER DECIDE THE APPEAL ON ME RITS. WE DIRECT THE ASSESSEE TO APPEAR BEFORE CIT(A) ON OR BEFORE 31 ST AUGUST , 2021 WITH ALL THE RELEVANT EVIDENCES; AT HIS OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY TO BE FOLLOWED BY THREE EFFECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES OF HEARING. I TA NO. 2323 /HYD /201 8 SHRI ARVIND KUMAR VANNALA, HYD. : - 3 - : 4 . IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS TREATED AS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COUR T ON 31 ST MAY , 2021 . SD/ - SD/ - ( S.S. GODARA ) (L . P . SAHU) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER HYDE RABAD, DATED : 31 ST MAY , 20 2 1 . K V C OPY TO : 1 SHRI ARVIND KUMAR VANNALA, C/O MOHD. AFZAL, ADVOCATE, 11 - 5 - 465, SHERSONS RESIDENCY, FLAT NO. 402, CRIMINAL COURT ROAD, RED HILLS, HYDERABAD 500 004. 2 D C IT, CIRCLE 17 (2) , SIGNATURE TOWERS, KONDAPUR, HYDERABAD. 3 C I T(A) 5 , HYDERABAD. 4 PR. CIT - 5 , HYDERABAD 5 ITAT, DR, HYDERABAD. 6 GUARD FILE.