Sri.Raveendran Gurunathan, Kottayam V. The ITO(TDS), Kottayam

ITA 507/COCH/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 118 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 3439 (ITAT-COCHIN)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 month(s) 27 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 25-02-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: DB
• Next Hearing Date: 25-02-2019
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 29-10-2018
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: A S BINDHU
• Keywords: Reasonable cause; TDS

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL COCHIN BENCH, COCHIN BEFORE SHRI CHANDRA POOJAR I, AM & SHRI GEORGE GEORGE K, JM ITA NO. 507 /COCH/201 8 : ASST.YEAR 201 4 - 201 5 SRI.RAVEENDRAN GURUNATHAN C/O.RANGAMANI ASSOCIATES SREE KRISHNA GARDENS NEAR OLD BOAT JETTY KOTTAYAM 686 001. T AN : TVDR00679A. VS. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER (TDS) KOTTAYAM. (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : --- NONE --- RESPONDENT BY : SMT.A.S.BINDHU, SR.DR DATE OF HEARING : 25.02.2019 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 25 .02.2019 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 24.08.2018 . THE RELEVANT ASSESSMENT YEAR IS 201 4 - 201 5 . 2. WHEN THIS APPEAL WAS CALLED FOR HEARING TODAY, NONE WAS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR 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 ITS APPEAL. HENCE, WE DISMI SS 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. 507 / COCH /201 8 . SRI.RAVEENDRAN GURUNATHAN . 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 REASONABLE 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 25 TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 . SD/ - SD/ - ( CHANDRA POOJARI ) ( GEORGE GEORGE K. ) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER COCHIN ; DATED : 25 TH FEBRUARY, 2019 . DEVDAS* COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : BY ORDER, AR - ITAT - COCHIN 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT (TDS) KOCHI 4. THE CIT(A), KOTTAYAM. 5. THE DR, ITAT, COCHIN . 6 . GUARD FILE.