IN THE INCOME-TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI BENCH G, NEW DELHI BEFORE : SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI L.P. SAHU, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 4777/DEL/2013 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2008-09 SINGH CONSULTANCY PVT. LTD., 1813, KOTLA MUBARAK PUR, NEW DELHI.PAN- AAOPT 2180Q (APPELLANT) VS. DCIT, CIRCLE 8(1) , NEW DELHI. (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY NONE REVENUE BY SH. S.S. RANA , CIT/DR ORDER PER L.P. SAHU, A.M.: THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 31.12.2012 PASSED BY LEARNED CIT(A)-XI, NEW DELHI F OR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09. 2. NONE WAS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT DESP ITE NOTIFYING THE DATE OF HEARING. IT IS NOTABLE THAT THE PRESENT APPEAL H AS BEEN UNDER FIXATION FOR HEARING SINCE MORE THAN FOUR YEARS, I.E., FROM 03.0 2.2014 AND AT MORE THAN 20 OCCASIONS, THE APPEAL HAS BEEN ADJOURNED EITHER ON THE REQUEST OF THE LD. AR OR DR. ON LAST DATE OF HEARING ON 07.06.2018, THE ASS ESSEE AGAIN PRAYED FOR ADJOURNMENT ON WHICH, THE APPEAL WAS ADJOURNED TO 2 3.08.2018 AS FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO THE ASSESSEE. HOWEVER, ON THIS DATE TOO, NONE WAS PRESENT ON DATE OF HEARING 2 3 .08.2018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 23 .08.2018 ITA NO. 4777/DEL/2013 2 BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE TO REPRESENT THE CASE NOR AN Y ADJOURNMENT APPLICATION HAS COME ON RECORD. THEREFORE, IT CAN BE SAFELY IN FERRED THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS IN PURSUING ITS APPEAL. IN THE CIRCUMST ANCES, THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE LEFT WITH US IS TO DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESS EE IN LIMINE. SUPPORT IS DRAWN FROM THE ORDER OF TRIBUNAL IN CIT VS. MULTI PLAN IN DIA (P) LTD., 38 ITD 320 (DEL.) AND OF M.P. HIGH COURT IN ESTATE OF LATE TUK OJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT, 223 ITR 480 (MP). 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED, AS INDICATED ABOVE. ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 23 RD AUGUST, 2018. SD/- SD/- (BHAVNESH SAINI) (L.P. SAHU) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED: 23 RD AUGUST, 2018 *AKS* COPY OF ORDER FORWARDED TO: (1) THE APPELLANT (2) THE RESPONDENT (3) COMMISSIONER (4) CIT(A) (5) DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE (6) GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCHES, NEW DELHI