IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AGRA BENCH, AGRA BEFORE SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI A.L. GEHLOT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.356/AGR/2011 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2007-08 KRISHNA GOPAL GOSWAMI, VS. INCOME TAX OFFICER, 133, SARANGI, BIHARIPURA, WARD 3(2), MATHURA. VRINDABAN, DISTT. MATHURA. (PAN: AEFPG 0729 M) (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SHRI A.K. SHARMA, JR. D.R. DATE OF HEARING : 31.07.2012 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER : 31.07.2012 ORDER PER A.L. GEHLOT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 30.03.2011 PASSED BY THE LD. CIT(A)-I, AGRA FOR THE A.Y. 2007- 08. 2. THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE ASSESSEE F IXING THE DATE ON 20.06.2012. ON 20.06.2012 AS PER THE REQUEST OF THE ASSESSEES COUNSEL THE DATE OF HEARING WAS ADJOURNED TO 31.07.2012 AND THE SAME WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. HOWEVER, ON 31.07.2012 I.E. TODAY, AT THE TIME OF H EARING NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF ITA NO.356/AGR/2011 A.Y. 2007-08 2 OF THE ASSESSEE NOR ANY APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT HAS BEEN FILED. FROM THIS IT IS REASONABLE TO INFER THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOU S TO PURSUE ITS CASE. HONBLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. B.N. BHATTACHA RGEE AND ANOTHER, 118 ITR 461(SC) OBSERVED THAT PREFERRING AN APPEAL MEANS EF FECTIVELY PURSUING IT. HONBLE M.P. HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJ IRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT, 223 ITR 480(M.P.) DISMISSED THE REFERENCE FILED BY THE ASSE SSEE FOR NOT TAKING NECESSARY STEPS. SIMILAR VIEW IS TAKEN BY I.T.A.T., DELHI BE NCH IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLAN INDIA LTD., 38 ITD 320. CONSIDERING THE ABOVE, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING ITS APPEAL. WE, THEREFOR E, DISMISS THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON-PROSECUTION. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESS EE IS DISMISSED IN LIMINE. (ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 31.07.2012) SD/- SD/- (BHAVNESH SAINI) (A.L. GEHLOT) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER PBN/* COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: APPELLANT/RESPONDENT/CIT CONCERNED/CIT (APPEALS) C ONCERNED/ D.R., ITAT, AGRA BENCH, AGRA/GUARD FILE. BY ORDER SR. PRIVATE SECRETARY INCOME-TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, AGRA TRUE COPY