IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL (DELHI BENCH G : NEW DELHI) (DELHI BENCH G : NEW DELHI) (DELHI BENCH G : NEW DELHI) (DELHI BENCH G : NEW DELHI) BEFORE SHRI A.D. JAIN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND BEFORE SHRI A.D. JAIN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND BEFORE SHRI A.D. JAIN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND BEFORE SHRI A.D. JAIN, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI SHAMIM YAHHA, ACCOUNT MEMBER SHRI SHAMIM YAHHA, ACCOUNT MEMBER SHRI SHAMIM YAHHA, ACCOUNT MEMBER SHRI SHAMIM YAHHA, ACCOUNT MEMBER ITA NO.3250/DEL./2008 ITA NO.3250/DEL./2008 ITA NO.3250/DEL./2008 ITA NO.3250/DEL./2008 (ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2005 (ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2005 (ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2005 (ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2005- -- -06) 06) 06) 06) SMT. SANDHYA KATYAL, SMT. SANDHYA KATYAL, SMT. SANDHYA KATYAL, SMT. SANDHYA KATYAL, VS. VS. VS. VS. AIT, RANGE II, AIT, RANGE II, AIT, RANGE II, AIT, RANGE II, M/S VOR M/S VOR M/S VOR M/S VORKA INSPIRATION, KA INSPIRATION, KA INSPIRATION, KA INSPIRATION, MORADABAD. MORADABAD. MORADABAD. MORADABAD. PEETAL BASTI, RAMPURROAD, PEETAL BASTI, RAMPURROAD, PEETAL BASTI, RAMPURROAD, PEETAL BASTI, RAMPURROAD, MORADABAD MORADABAD MORADABAD MORADABAD- -- -244001. 244001. 244001. 244001. (PAN/GIR NO. : AFTPK4611H) (PAN/GIR NO. : AFTPK4611H) (PAN/GIR NO. : AFTPK4611H) (PAN/GIR NO. : AFTPK4611H) (APPELLANT) (APPELLANT) (APPELLANT) (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) (RESPONDENT) (RESPONDENT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : NONE ASSESSEE BY : NONE ASSESSEE BY : NONE ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : MS. BANITA DELVI, DR REVENUE BY : MS. BANITA DELVI, DR REVENUE BY : MS. BANITA DELVI, DR REVENUE BY : MS. BANITA DELVI, DR ORDER ORDER ORDER ORDER PER A.D. JAIN: JM PER A.D. JAIN: JM PER A.D. JAIN: JM PER A.D. JAIN: JM THIS IS ASSESSEES APPEAL FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2005 -065, CONTENDING THAT THE CIT(A) HAS ERRED IN CONFIRMING THE ACTION OF THE AO TO ALLOW THE DEDUCTION U/S 80IB ON BUSINESS PROFIT AFTER REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF DUTY D RAW BACK AND DEPB. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING OF THE APPEAL, NEITHER THE ASSESSEE NOR ANY OF HIS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WERE PRESENT, ALTHOUGH, T HE LAST NOTICE FOR HEARING THE APPEAL FIXED FOR 29.04.2011 WAS SENT AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN BY THE ASSESSEE IN FORM NO.36. THE SAME HAS NOT RETURNED UNSERVED. EARLIER ON A NUMBE R OF OCCASIONS, THE HEARINGS WERE ADJOURNED AS NONE ATTENDED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE A SSESSEE. IT IS THUS INFERRED THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING THE APPEAL. THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS, THEREFORE, DISMISSED AS UNADMITTED FOLLOWING THE RATIO OF DECI SIONS RENDERED IN THE FOLLOWING CASES: 1. IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. B.N. BHATTACHARGEE AND AN OTHER, REPORTED IN 118 ITR 461 [RELEVANT PAGES 477 & 478], WHEREIN THEIR LORDSHIPS HAVE HELD THAT:- THE APPEAL DOES NOT MEAN MERELY FILING OF THE APPE AL BUT EFFECTIVELY PURSUING IT. 2. IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR V S. CWT; 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) WHILE DISMISSING THE REFERENCE MADE AT THE INSTANCE OF THE ASSESSEE IN DEFAULT MADE FOLLOWING OBSERVATION IN THEIR ORDER:- IF THE PARTY, AT WHOSE INSTANCE THE REFERENCE IS M ADE, FAILS TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING, OR FAILS IN TAKING STEPS FOR PREPARATION OF THE REFERENCE, THE COURT IS NOT BOUND TO ANSWER THE REFERENCE. 3. SIMILAR VIEW HAS BEEN TAKEN BY ITAT, DELHI BENCH IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLAN INDIA (P).) LTD. REPORTED IN 38 ITD 320 (DEL.). 3. RESPECTFULLY FOLLOWING THE ABOVE PRECEDENTS, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED IN LIMINE FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. HOWEV ER, IT IS CLARIFIED THAT IF ASSESSEE LATER ON EXPLAINS THE REASONS FOR NON-APPEARANCE AND THE BENCH IS SO SATISFIED, THE ORDER PASSED EX-PARTE MAY BE RECALLED FOR FRESH ADJUDICATION OF THE APPEAL. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. 4. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING ON 29.4.2011. SD/- SD/- (SHAMIM YAHYA) (A.D. JAIN) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED, APRIL 29, 2011 SKB COPY FORWARDED TO: 1.APPELLANT 2.RESPONDENT 3.CIT 4.CIT(A)-XI, NEW DELHI 5.CIT(ITAT), NEW DELHI. AR/ITAT