M/s N. K. P. Holdings Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata V. DCIT, CC-VII, KOLKATA, Kolkata

ITA 536/KOL/2014

• Counselvise Citation: [2018] 121 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6332 (ITAT-KOLKATA)
• Duration Of Justice: 4 year(s) 1 month(s) 14 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 09-05-2018
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Next Hearing Date: 17-07-2017
• Assessment Year: 2007-2008
• Appeal Filed On: 26-03-2014
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: P K SRIHARI
• Assessee Lawyers: N O N E

Judgement Text

1 ITA NO. 536/KOL/2014 N. K. P. HOLDINGS PVT. LTD., AY 2007-08 , C , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL C BENCH: KOL KATA ( ) . . , . ! . '# , $ ) [BEFORE SHRI P.M. JAGTAP, AM & SHRI A. T. VARKEY, JM] I.T.A. NO. 536/KOL/2014 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2007-08 M/S. N. K. P. HOLDINGS PVT. LTD. (PAN: AABCN0577B) VS. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-VII, KOLKATA. APPELLANT RESPONDENT DATE OF HEARING 08.03.2018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 09.05.2018 FOR THE APPELLANT N O N E FOR THE RESPONDENT SHRI P. K. SRIHARI, CIT, DR ORDER PER SHRI A.T.VARKEY, JM THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS AGAINST THE OR DER OF LD. CIT(A), CENTRAL-1, KOLKATA, DATED 12.12.2013 FOR AY 2007-08. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING FIXED IN THIS CASE I.E. O N 08-03-2018, NEITHER ANYBODY APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR HAS HE FILED ANY APPL ICATION SEEKING ADJOURNMENT DESPITE THE FACT THAT ON LAST OCCASION ALSO I.E. ON 16.05.2017 HEARING WAS ADJOURNED AS NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE AND NOTICE FOR HEARING WA S SENT BY RPAD FIXING THE CASE FOR HEARING ON 17.07.2017. ON 17.07.2017 BENCH DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE CASE WAS ADJOURNED TO 28.08.2017. ON 28.08.2017, HEARING ADJOURNED TO 13.11.2017. ON 13.11.2017 CASE WAS ADJOURNED TO 18.01.2018. ON 18.01.2018 BENCH DID NO T FUNCTION AND NOTICE FOR HEARING WAS AFFIXED ON THE NOTICE BOARD OF INCOME-TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL FIXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 08.03.2018. IT APPEARS FROM THE CONDUCT OF THE ASSE SSEE THAT ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN PURSUING THIS APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBU NAL. THE HONBLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. B. N. BHATTACHARJEE & ANR. 118 ITR 461 (SC) OBSERVED THAT PREFERRING AN APPEAL MEANS EFFECTIVELY PURSUING IT AND THE LAW DO ES NOT HELP A SLEEPING LITIGANT. HENCE, THE ASSESSEES APPEAL IS LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED AS UN-A DMITTED. WE, THEREFORE, RELYING UPON THE 2 ITA NO. 536/KOL/2014 N. K. P. HOLDINGS PVT. LTD., AY 2007-08 DECISION OF ITAT DELHI BENCH IN THE CASE OF CIT VS . MULTIPLAN INDIA (PVT.) LTD., 38 ITD 320 (DEL), DISMISS THIS APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE FOR NON-APPEARANCE. 3. WE, FURTHER, MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IF THE ASSESSEE IS ADVISED TO MOVE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION TO RECALL THIS ORDER, THEN HE IS AT LIB ERTY TO DO SO FOR JUST CAUSE AND THE TRIBUNAL MAY DECIDE IN ACCORDANCE TO LAW. 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 09.05.201 8 SD/- SD/- (P. M. JAGTAP) (A. T. VARKEY) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 9 TH MAY, 2018 JD.(SR.P.S.) COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: 1. APPELLANT M/S. N. K. P. HOLDINGS PVT. LTD., 47 A, KALIKRISHNA TAGORE STREET, KOLKATA-700 007. 2 RESPONDENT DCIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE-VII, KOLKATA. 3. THE CIT(A) , KOLKATA. 4. 5. CIT , KOLKATA DR, KOLKATA BENCHES, KOLKATA / TRUE COPY, BY ORDER, SR. PVT. SECRETARY