1 ITA NO.4756/MUM/2009 IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI H MUMBAI H MUMBAI H MUMBAI H BENCH BENCH BENCH BENCH MUMBAI BENCHES, MUMBAI MUMBAI BENCHES, MUMBAI MUMBAI BENCHES, MUMBAI MUMBAI BENCHES, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI R K PANDA, AM BEFORE SHRI R K PANDA, AM BEFORE SHRI R K PANDA, AM BEFORE SHRI R K PANDA, AM & SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JM & SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JM & SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JM & SHRI VIJAY PAL RAO, JM ITA NO. ITA NO. ITA NO. ITA NO. 4756/MUM/2009 4756/MUM/2009 4756/MUM/2009 4756/MUM/2009 (ASST YEAR (ASST YEAR (ASST YEAR (ASST YEAR 2005 2005 2005 2005- -- -06 0606 06) )) ) METROPOLITAN TRADING CO 10/76 OFF HANES ROAD, WORLI MUMBAI 400 018 VS THE ADDL. COMMR OF INCOME TAX RANGE 18(2), MUMBAI (APPELLANT) (APPELLANT) (APPELLANT) (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) (RESPONDENT) (RESPONDENT) (RESPONDENT) PAN NO. PAN NO. PAN NO. PAN NO.AAAFM1474C AAAFM1474C AAAFM1474C AAAFM1474C A SSESSEE BY NONE REVENUE BY SHRI R S SRIVASTAV PER R K PANDA, AM PER R K PANDA, AM PER R K PANDA, AM PER R K PANDA, AM THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAI NST THE ORDER DATED 16.3.2009 OF THE CIT(A) - XVIII, MUMBAI RELATING TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2005-06. 2 THIS APPEAL WAS GETTING ADJOURNED FROM TIME TO TI ME SINCE 16.4.2010. THIS CASE WAS LAST FIXED FOR HEARING ON 20.1.2011 A ND WAS ADJOURNED TO 17.3.2011. HOWEVER, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE WHEN THE NAME OF THE ASSESSEE WAS CALLED, AT THE TIME OF HEARING NOR ANY ADJOURNMENT PETITION SEEKING ADJOURNMENT OF THE CASE WAS FILED FROM THE ASSESSEE. THIS TYPE OF CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSEE SHOWS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISMISS THE APPEAL AS NOT ADMITTED BY FOLLOWING THE DECISIONS OF THE HONBLE MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS CWT(223 ITR 480(MP) AND BY THE DELHI BENC H OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE CASE OF CIT VS MULTIPLAN (INDIA) PVT LTD (38 ITD 32 0 (DEL). 3 HOWEVER, IF THE ASSESSEE THROUGH PROPER APPLICATI ON CAN SATISFY THE TRIBUNAL FOR SUCH NON APPEARANCE ON THE DATE OF HEA RING, THE TRIBUNAL MAY AT ITS DISCRETION RECALL THIS ORDER. 2 ITA NO.4756/MUM/2009 4 IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE I S DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THE DATE OF H EARING I.E. 17. MAR 2011. SD/ SD/- ( ( ( ( VIJAY PAL RAO VIJAY PAL RAO VIJAY PAL RAO VIJAY PAL RAO ) )) ) JUDICIAL MEMBER ( R K PANDA ) ( R K PANDA ) ( R K PANDA ) ( R K PANDA ) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER PLACE: MUMBAI : DATED: 17 TH , MAR 2011 RAJ* COPY FORWARDED TO: 1 APPELLANT 2 RESPONDENT 3 CIT 4 CIT(A) 5 DR /TRUE COPY/ BY ORDER DY /AR, ITAT, MUMBAI