, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SMC BENCH, AHMEDABAD .., , BEFORE SHRI S.S. GODARA, JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ I.T.A. NO.386/AHD/2016 ( / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2010-11) MANJUDEVI R SOMANI 150, NEW CLOTH MARKET AHMEDABAD-380 002 / VS. THE ITO WARD-11(4) NOW WARD-5(3)(4) AHMEDABAD $ ./ ./ PAN/GIR NO. : ADZPS 9448 J ( $' / APPELLANT ) .. ( ($' / RESPONDENT ) $') / APPELLANT BY : NONE ($'*) / RESPONDENT BY : MS. ANUPAMA SINGLA, SR.DR +,*- / DATE OF HEARING 06/11/2017 ./0*- / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 10 / 11 /2017 / O R D E R PER PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA - AM: THE CAPTIONED APPEAL FILED AT THE INSTANCE OF THE ASSESSEE IS AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX(APPEALS ), AHMEDABAD-5 [CIT(A) IN SHORT] DATED 17/12/2015 FOR THE ASSESSM ENT YEAR (AY) 2010- 11. ITA NO. 386/AHD /2016 MANUDEVI R.SOMANI VS. ITO ASST.YEAR 2010-11 - 2 - 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT- ASSESSEE. NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE ASSESSEE BY REGI STERED POST (EVIDENCE ON RECORD RG 250093867 IN) AS PER ADDRESS FURNISH ED IN FORM NO.36 WHICH WAS RETURNED BY THE POSTAL AUTHORITIES WITH R EMARKS LEFT. NO OTHER ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF NOTICE HAS BEEN PROVID ED BY THE ASSESSEE. IN THE AFOREMENTIONED PECULIAR FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE ASSE SSEE OR PETITION SEEKING TIME, IT CAN BE SAFELY PRESUMED THAT THE A SSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS IN PURSUING THE APPEAL FILED. ACCORDINGLY THE ONLY A LTERNATIVE LEFT IS TO DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE . SUPPORT IS DRAWN FROM THE ORDER OF THE TRIBUNALS IN COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TA X VS. MULTI PLAN INDIA (P)LTD.; 38 ITD 320 (DEL) AND ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKA VS. CWT: 223 ITR 480 (M.P.). 3. BEFORE PARTING, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ADD THAT IN CASE THE ASSESSEE IS ABLE TO SHOW THAT THERE EXISTED A REASONABLE CAU SE FOR NON- REPRESENTATION ON THE DATE OF HEARING, IT WOULD BE AT LIBERTY, IF SO ADVISED, TO PRAY FOR A RECALL OF THIS ORDER. ITA NO. 386/AHD /2016 MANUDEVI R.SOMANI VS. ITO ASST.YEAR 2010-11 - 3 - 4. IN THE RESULT, HE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DI SMISSED IN LIMINE . THIS ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 10 / 11 /2017 SD/- SD/- (..) ( ) ( S.S. GODARA ) ( PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA ) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED 10 / 11 /2017 4..+,.+../ T.C. NAIR, SR. PS !'#$#! / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. $' / THE APPELLANT 2. ($' / THE RESPONDENT. 3. 567- 8- / CONCERNED CIT 4. 8- ( ) / THE CIT(A)-AHMEDABAD-5. 5. 9:-+67 , 670 , 5 / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. <, / GUARD FILE. / BY ORDER, (9-- //TRUE COPY// / ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) , / ITAT, AHMEDABAD 1. DATE OF DICTATION .. 6.11.17 (COVERED CASE 38 I TD) 2. DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER 7.11.17 3. OTHER MEMBER 4. DATE ON WHICH THE APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.P. S./P.S.. 5. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER IS PLACED BEFORE THE D ICTATING MEMBER FOR PRONOUNCEMENT 6. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER COMES BACK TO THE SR.P .S./P.S.10.11.17 7. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE BENCH CLERK 10.11.17 8. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK ... 9. THE DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE ASSISTANT RE GISTRAR FOR SIGNATURE ON THE ORDER.. 10. DATE OF DESPATCH OF THE ORDER