, , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL C (SMC) BENCH : CHENNAI . , [BEFORE SHRI ABRAHAM P. GEORGE, ACCOUNTANT M EMBER ] ./I.T.A. NO. 294/MDS/2017 / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2008-2009. E. SANKARAN, NO.7, 3 RD CROSS STREET, SAI BABA COLONY, VIRUGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI 600 092. [PAN ABHPS 3859D] VS. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, NON CORPORATE WARD 8(1) CHENNAI. ( !' / APPELLANT) ( # $!' /RESPONDENT) / APPELLANT BY : NONE /RESPONDENT BY : SHRI. B. SAGADEVANAN, IRS, JCIT. /DATE OF HEARING : 28-09-2017 ! /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 28-09-2017 % / O R D E R WHEN THE APPEAL WAS CALLED UP FOR HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF ASSESSEE. VAKALAT OF M/S. VA RADARAJAN & CO, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, IS ON RECORD. THE SAID FIRM REQUESTED ADJOURNMENTS TWICE, WHICH WERE GRANTED. HOWEVER, ON 06.07.2017 AND 12.09.2017 WHEN THE APPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FOR HEARING , NOBODY ITA NO. 1246/MDS/2016 :- 2 -: APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. NOTICE WAS SE NT BY REGISTERED POST WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE FIXIN G THE APPEAL FOR HEARING TODAY. THE SAID NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BY THE ASSESSEE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD IS ON RECORD. IN THE CIRCUMS TANCES, I AM OF THE OPINION THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE CASE. FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE DELHI BENCH OF THE TR IBUNAL IN THE CASE OF CIT V. MULTIPLAN (INDIA) LTD. (38 ITD 320) (DEL), I DISMISS THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE, FOR NON-PROSECUTION. HOWEVER , ASSESSEE IF IT DESIRES SO, CAN FILE A PETITION SEEKING RESTORATION OF THE APPEAL, IF IT HAS VALID GROUNDS FOR NOT ENTERING APPEARANCE. 2. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMI SSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON THURSDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF SEPTE MBER, 2017, AT CHENNAI. SD/- ( . ) (ABRAHAM P. GEORGE) / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER '# / CHENNAI $% / DATED:28 TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 KV %& '()( / COPY TO: 1 . / APPELLANT 3. *+, / CIT(A) 5. (-. / / DR 2. / RESPONDENT 4. * / CIT 6. .01 / GF