Smt. Reena Mendiratta, New Delhi V. Pr. CIT, Faridabad

ITA 3128/DEL/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 118 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 5367 (ITAT-DELHI)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 8 month(s) 11 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 29-01-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: F
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 18-05-2017
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: SULEKHA VERMA
• Keywords: Reasonable cause

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME-TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI BENCH F, NEW DELHI BEFORE : SHRI H.S. SIDHU, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI L.P. SAHU, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 3128/DEL/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2014-15 REENA MENDIRATTA, C/O SANDEEP SAPRA, ADVOCATE, C-763, NEW FRIENDS COLONY, NEW DELHI. PAN- BROPM 7165G. (APPELLANT) VS. PR. CIT, FARIDABAD. (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY NONE RESPONDENT BY SMT. SULEKHA VERMA, CIT/DR ORDER PER L.P. SAHU, A.M.: THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF LD. PR. CIT, FARIDABAD DATED 15.03.2017 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014-15. 2. NONE WAS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT DESP ITE THE DATE OF HEARING WAS ADJOURNED TO 29.01.2019 ON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF ASSESSEES COUNSEL SHRI SANDEEP SAPRA, ADVOCATE. NO ADJOURNMENT REQUEST HA S COME ON RECORD BEFORE US. THEREFORE, IT CAN BE SAFELY INFERRED THAT THE A SSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS IN PURSUING ITS APPEAL. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ONL Y ALTERNATIVE LEFT WITH US IS TO DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE. SUPPO RT IS DRAWN FROM THE ORDER DATE OF HEARING 29.01.2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 29.01.2019 ITA NO. 3128/DEL/2017 2 OF TRIBUNAL IN CIT VS. MULTI PLAN INDIA (P) LTD., 3 8 ITD 320 (DEL.) AND OF M.P. HIGH COURT IN ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. C WT, 223 ITR 480 (MP). 3. BEFORE PARTING, WE THINK IT APPROPRIATE TO ADD T HAT IN CASE THE ASSESSEE IS ABLE TO SHOW REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NON-REPRESENTA TION ON THE DATE OF HEARING, THEN IT MAY, IF SO ADVISED, PRAY FOR RECAL L OF THIS ORDER AND DECISION ON MERITS. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED, AS INDICATED ABOVE. ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 29.01.2019 . SD/- SD/- (H.S. SIDHU) (L.P. SA HU) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 29.01.2019 *AKS* COPY OF ORDER FORWARDED TO: (1) THE APPELLANT (2) THE RESPONDENT (3) COMMISSIONER (4) CIT(A) (5) DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE (6) GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCHES, NEW DELHI