, .. , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL , SMC C BENCH, CHENNAI . , BEFORE SHRI A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ I.T.A.NO.2355/MDS/2016 ( / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-13) SHRI GOKALDAS KISHORE KUMAR, NO.5, MARBLE ARCH, GROUND FLOOR, BISHOP WALLERS AVENUE (EAST) MYLAPORE, CHENNAI - 600 004. VS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CORPORATE CIRCLE 4, CHENNAI - 600 034. PAN: AAKPK 6281 D ( / APPELLANT) ( / RESPONDENT) / APPELLANT BY : NONE /RESPONDENT BY : SHRI B. NAVEEN KUMAR, JCIT ! /DATE OF HEARING : 7 TH FEBRUARY, 2017 '# ! /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 7 TH FEBRUARY, 2017 ' / O R D E R THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-8, CHEN NAI, DATED 17.06.2016 AND IT PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2012- 13. 2. IN THIS APPEAL, NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO TH E ASSESSEE BY REGISTERED POST WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CARD INTIMATI NG THE ASSESSEE THAT THE APPEAL IS FIXED FOR HEARING ON 07.02.2017. HOWEVER, AT THE TIME 2 I.T.A. NO.2355/MDS/16 OF HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE , NOR ANY REQUEST FOR ADJOURNMENT WAS RECEIVED. 3. IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WE ARE OF THE CONSIDERED OPINION THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING THE APPEAL F ILED BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL. HENCE, FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE DEL HI BENCH IN THE CASE OF CIT V. MULTIPLAN INDIA P. LTD., REPORTED IN 38 I TD 320 AND THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON'BLE MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF LATE TUKOJIRAOHOLKAR (223 ITR 480), WE DISMISS THE APPEA L IN LIMINE. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THE 7 TH FEBRUARY, 2017. SD/- ( . ) (A. MOHAN ALANKAMONY) / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER %& /CHENNAI, '( /DATED 7 TH FEBRUARY, 2017 KRI. () *+ ,+ / COPY TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. - () /CIT(A) 4. - /CIT 5. +/0 1 /DR 6. 02 3 /GF .