IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PUNE BENCH SMC, PUNE BEFORE SHRI R.S. SYAL, VICE PRESIDENT . / ITA NO.397/PUN/2018 / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 1994-95 SHRI VIVEKANAND T. KHARADE, 702, SHRUSHTI HEIGHTS, OPP. VANDANA SOCIETY, OFF. LBS ROAD, THREE HAT NAKA, NAUPADA, THANE (WEST) -400602 PAN : AAIHV7936G VS. ACIT, CIRCLE-2, SOLAPUR (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) / ORDER PER R.S.SYAL, VP : THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE EX PARTE ORDER PASSED BY THE CIT(A)-9, PUNE ON 11-12-2017 IN RELATION TO THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 1994-95. 2. I HAVE HEARD BOTH THE SIDES AND PERUSED THE RELEVAN T MATERIAL ON RECORD. IT IS SEEN THAT THE AO AND THE LD. CIT (A) HAVE PASSED THE ORDERS EX-PARTE QUA THE ASSESSEE . THE ASSESSEE, APPEARING IN PERSON, SUBMITTED THAT THE AO/CIT(A) DID NOT GIVE PROPER OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING AND DECIDED THE APPELLANT BY SHRI VIVEKANAND T. KHARADE RESPONDENT BY SHRI M.K. VERMA DATE OF HEARING 10-12-2018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 11-12-2018 ITA NO.397/PUN/2018 VIVEKANAND T. KHARADE 2 CASE EX PARTE . IN VIEW OF THE FOREGOING FACTS, I AM OF THE CONSIDERED OPINION THAT THE ENDS OF JUSTICE WOULD MEET ADEQUATELY IF THE IMPUGNED ORDER IS SET-ASIDE AND THE MATTER IS RESTORED TO THE FILE OF AO. I ORDER ACCORDINGLY AND DIRECT THE AO TO MAKE THE ASSESSMENT AFRESH AS PER LAW AFTER ALLOWIN G A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD TO THE ASSESSEE. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 11 TH DECEMBER, 2018. SD/- (R.S.SYAL) / VICE PRESIDENT PUNE; DATED : 11 TH DECEMBER, 2018 / COPY OF THE ORDER IS FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT; 2. / THE RESPONDENT; 3. ( ) / THE CIT (APPEALS)-9, PUNE 4. / THE PR. CIT-6, PUNE 5. , , SMC / DR SMC, ITAT, PUNE; 6. / GUARD FILE. // TRUE COPY // / BY ORDER, // TRUE COPY // SENIOR PRIVATE SECRETARY , / ITAT, PUNE ITA NO.397/PUN/2018 VIVEKANAND T. KHARADE 3 DATE 1. DRAFT DICTATED ON 10-12-18 SR.PS 2. DRAFT PLACED BEFORE AUTHOR 10-12-18 SR.PS 3. DRAFT PROPOSED & PLACED BEFORE THE SECOND MEMBER JM 4. DRAFT DISCUSSED/APPROVED BY SECOND MEMBER. JM 5. APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.PS/PS SR.PS 6. KEPT FOR PRONOUNCEMENT ON SR.PS 7. DATE OF UPLOADING ORDER SR.PS 8. FILE SENT TO THE BENCH CLERK SR.PS 9. DATE ON WHICH FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK 10. DATE ON WHICH FILE GOES TO THE A.R. 11. DATE OF DISPATCH OF ORDER. *