IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ALLAHABAD BENCH ALLAHABAD BEFORE SHRI P.K. BANSAL , ACCOUNTANT MEMBER I.T.A. NO. 272 /ALLD/201 3 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 200 6 - 0 7 RAJESH KUMAR AGRAHARI, VILLAGE MAHURA, DARANAGAR, SIRATHU, KAUSHAMBI, . PAN: A GBPA 3 337R VS OSD CIT (APPEAL) , ALLAHABAD . (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) REVENUE BY : SHRI A.K. PANDEY, D.R., ASSESSEE(S) BY : NONE / DATE OF HEARING : 02/09/2015 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 28 / 9 /2015 ORDER PER : P.K. BANSAL , A CCOUNTANT MEMBER THIS APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF CIT( A) , ALLAHABAD DATED 2 5 . 0 5 . 20 13 . 2. THE APPEAL W AS FIXED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE BENCH ON 02 .0 9 .201 5 . AT THE TIME OF HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. T HE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE ASSESSEE THROUGH R P AD, BUT THERE WAS NO COMPLIANCE ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. EVEN NO APPLICATION SEEKING ADJOURNMENT WAS FILED. THE LAWS AID THOSE WHO ARE VIGILANT, NOT THOSE WHO SLEEP UPON THEIR RIGHTS. THIS 2 PRINCIPLE IS EMBODIED IN WELL KNOWN DICTUM 'VIGILANTIBUS ET NON DORMIENTIBUS JURA SUBVENIUN. 3. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IN MY CONSIDERED OPINION ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL. AS SUCH I HOLD THAT THIS APPEAL IS LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED FOR NON PROSECUTION. IN THIS REGARD , WE PLACE RELIANCE UPON FOLLOWING CASE LAWS: 1. CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA LTD. 38 ITD 320 (DEL) 2. ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) 3. NEW DIWAN OIL MILLS VS. CIT (2008) 296 ITR 495 (P& H) 4. CIT VS. B. N. BHATTACHARGEE AND ANOTHER 118 ITR 461(SC) . 4. RESPECTFULLY FOLLOWING THE VIEW TAKEN IN THE CASES CITED (SUPRA), I DISMISS THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON PROSECUTION. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 28 /0 9 /201 5 . SD/ - ( P.K. BANSAL ) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 28 / 0 9 /201 5 PRABHAT KUMAR KESARWANI, SR.P.S. COPY FORWARDED TO: 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3 3. CIT 4. CIT(APPEALS) 5. DR: ITAT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR