IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL COCHIN BENCH, COCHIN BEFORE SHRI CHANDRA POOJAR I, AM & SHRI GEORGE GEORGE K, JM ITA NO. 398 /COCH/201 8 : ASST.YEAR 2009 - 2010 SRI.ANANDAKUTTAN GOVINDAPILLAI K SWAPNA ULAVUCAD NOORANADU P.O., PALEMEL, ALAPPUZHA - 690 509. PAN : AFIPK6895K . VS. THE ASST.COMMISSIONER OF INCOME - TAX, CIRCLE 1 THIRUVALLA. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : --- NONE --- RESPONDENT BY : SMT.A.S.BINDHU, SR.DR DATE OF HEARING : 15 .11.2018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 15 .11.2018 O R D E R PER GEORGE GEORGE K., JM THIS APPEAL AT THE INSTANCE OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST CIT(A)S ORDER DATED 18.06.2018 . THE RELEVANT ASSESSMENT YEAR IS 2009 - 2010 . 2. WHEN THIS APPEAL WAS CALLED FOR HEARING TODAY, NONE WAS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE N OR ANY APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT, HAS BEEN FILED. THE NOTICE OF HEARING HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE ASSESSEE AT THE GIVEN ADDRESS. IT IS, THEREFORE, PRESUMED THAT THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING HIS APPEAL . HENCE, WE DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE FOR NON - PROSECUTION, BY FOLLOWING THE JUDGMENT OF THE HONBLE MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF TUKOJI RAO HOLKAR V. CWT [(1997) 223 ITR 480 (MP)] AND THE DECISION OF THE DELHI BENCH OF THE TRIBUNAL IN ITA NO. 398 / COCH /201 8 . SRI.ANANDAKUTTAM GOVINDAPILLAI K . 2 CIT V. MULTIPLAN INDIA P. LTD. [(1991) 38 ITD 320 ]. HOWEVER, IF THE ASSESSEE SO DESIRES, SHALL BE FREE TO MOVE AN APPLICATION TO THIS TRIBUNAL PRAYING FOR RECALLING OF THIS ORDER, AFTER EXPLAINING R EASONABLE CAUSE FOR NON - APPEARANCE BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL ON THE DATE OF HEARING. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON THIS 15 TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2018 . SD/ - SD/ - ( CHANDRA POOJARI ) ( GEORGE GEORGE K. ) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER COCHIN ; DATED : 15 TH NOVEMBER, 2018 . DEVDAS* COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : BY ORDER, AR - ITAT - COCHIN 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT (A), KOTTAYAM. 4. THE PR.CIT KOTTAYAM. 5. DR, ITAT, COCHIN 6 . GUARD FILE.