IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SMC BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI SHAILENDRA KUMAR YADAV, JUDICIAL MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 2944/AHD/2015 / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2008-09 SHRI SATISH JAGUBHAI PATEL, AT & POST : SANIYA KANDE, TAL : CHORYASI, DIST: SURAT SURAT .. APPELLANT PAN : AOWPP 0921 K VS INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 6 (4), SURAT .. RESPONDENT ASSESSEE(S) BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI DILEEP KUMAR , SR - DR / DATE OF HEARING 16/12/2015 /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 29/12/2015 / O R D E R THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-1, SURAT DATED 07.08.2015 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09. 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT BY REGISTERED POST WI TH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE ON 03.12.2015 F IXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 16.12.2015. THE SAID NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED BACK BY THE POSTAL AUTHORITIES UNSERVED. WHEN THE CASE WAS CALLED FOR HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHAL F OF THE ASSESSEE AND NEITHER ANY ADJOURNMENT APPLICATION WA S FILED. THIS SHOWS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN P URSUING WITH HIS APPEAL. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE DECISION OF HON'BLE ITA NO. 2944/AHD/2015 SHRI SATISH JAGUBHAI PATEL VS. ITO AY 2008-09 2 MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT (1997) 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) AND THE DECISION OF HON'BLE DELHI TRIBUNAL IN THE CASE OF C IT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA (PVT.) LTD., 38 ITD 320 (DELHI), W E DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE . 3. THE ASSESSEE MAY, IF SO ADVISED, FILE AN APPLICA TION BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL FOR RESTORATION OF HIS APPEAL AND HEA RING ON MERITS BY SHOWING REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT APPEARING BEFOR E THE TRIBUNAL ON THE DATE OF HEARING. THE BENCH, IF SO SATISFIED, MAY RECALL ITS ORDER AND RESTORE THE APPEAL TO ITS ORIG INAL NUMBER FOR HEARING ON MERITS. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED IN LIMINE . ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 29TH DECEMBER, 201 5 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- ( SHAILENDRA KUMAR YADAV ) JUDICIAL MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED 29/12/2015 BIJU T., PS / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. ! ' ' # / CONCERNED CIT 4. ' ' # ( ) / THE CIT(A) 5. &'( ! , ' ! , / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. (- . / GUARD FILE. / BY ORDER, TRUE COPY / ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) !', / ITAT, AHMEDABAD