IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (DELHI BENCH 'F' : NEW DELHI) BEFORE SHRI U.B.S. BEDI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI B.C. MEENA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.296/DEL./2012 (ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2006-07) SHRI RAKESH VAID, VS. JCIT, RANGE 25, 43, WEST AVENUE ROAD, NEW DELHI. PUNJABI BAGH, NEW DELHI. (PAN: AADPV6992K) (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY: NONE REVENUE BY: SMT. RENUKA JAIN GUPTA, SENIOR DR ORDER PER B.C. MEENA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE EMANATES FROM THE ORDER OF CIT (APPEALS)-XVIII, NEW DELHI DATED 21.11.2011 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2006- 07. 2. TODAY I.E. ON 21.03.2012 WHEN THE CASE WAS CALL ED ON BOARD, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR ANY REQUEST FOR ADJOURNMENT HAS BEEN FILED BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. IT SEEMS THAT THE ASSESS EE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL; HENCE, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS LIABLE TO BE UNADMITTED AND DISMISSED, FOR NON-PROSECUTION. THE LAWS ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE VIGILANT AND NOT THOSE WHO SLEEP OVER TH EIR RIGHTS. CONSIDERING THESE ITA NO.296/DEL./2012 2 FACTS AND KEEPING IN MIND THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 19 (2) OF THE ITAT RULES, AS WERE CONSIDERED IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLAN INDIA, REP ORTED IN 38 ITD 320 (DEL) AND IN VIEW OF THE DECISION OF THE MADHYA PRADESH H IGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJI RAO HOLKAR, REPORTED IN 223 I TR 480, WE DISMISS THIS APPEAL IN LIMINE. THE ASSESSEE, IF SO ADVISED, SHAL L BE FREE TO MOVE THIS TRIBUNAL PRAYING FOR RECALLING OF THE ORDER AND EXP LAINING THE REASONS ETC. FOR NON-COMPLIANCE AND IF THE BENCH IS SO SATISFIED ABO UT THE REASONS ETC., THEN THIS ORDER MAY BE RECALLED. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DI SMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON THIS 21 ST DAY OF MARCH, 2012. SD/- SD/- (U.B.S. BEDI) (B.C. MEENA) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED THE 21 ST DAY OF MARCH, 2012 TS COPY FORWARDED TO: 1.APPELLANT 2.RESPONDENT 3.CIT 4.CIT(A)XVIII, NEW DELHI. 5.CIT(ITAT), NEW DELHI AR, ITAT NEW DELHI.