IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCH D MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI PPRAMOD KUMAR (AM) AND SMT. ASHA VIJAYA RAGHAVAN (JM) ITA NO.539/MUM/2010 ASSESSMENT YEAR-2001-02 M/S. KNP SECURITIES PVT. LTD., BHUPEN CHAMBERS, GR. FLOOR, 9, DALAL STREET, FORT, MUMBAI-400 023 PAN-AAACK 4712C VS. THE ACIT 4(3), AAYAKAR BHAVAN, MUMBAI-400 020 (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY: NONE RESPONDENT BY: SHRI DR. P. DANIEL O R D E R PER ASHA VIJAYARAGHAVAN (JM) THIS APPEAL PREFERRED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED A GAINST THE ORDER DATED 27.11.2009 PASSED BY THE LD. CIT(A)-8 FOR THE ASSES SMENT YEAR 2001-02. 2. THIS APPEAL WAS FIXED FOR HEARING ON 9.6.2011. AT THE TIME OF HEARING NONE WAS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR FILE D ANY APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT OF THE CASE. IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSES SEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING THE APPEAL. IT HAS BEEN HELD BY THE HON'B LE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF B.N. BHATTACHARGEE & ANR. (118 ITR 461 AT PAGE S 477/478) THAT APPEAL DOES NOT MEAN ONLY FILING OF MEMO OF APPEAL BUT ALSO PUR SUING IT EFFECTIVELY. IN CASES WHERE THE ASSESSEE DOES NOT WANT TO PURSUE THE APPE AL, COURT/TRIBUNAL HAVE INHERENT POWER TO DISMISS THE APPEAL FOR NON PROSEC UTION AS HELD BY THE HONBLE BOMBAY HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF M/S. CHEMIPOL VS. UNION OF INDIA IN EXCISE ITA NO. 539/M/10 2 APPEAL NO.62 OF 2009. WE ARE CONVINCED THAT THE AS SESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL. WE, THEREFORE, DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE AS UNADMITTED. 3. THE ASSESSEE SHALL, HOWEVER, BE AT LIBERTY TO AP PROACH THE TRIBUNAL FOR RECALLING OF THIS ORDER, IF PREVENTED BY SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR NON-APPEARANCE ON THE DATE OF HEARING. 4. IN THE RESULT, THE ASSESSEES APPEAL STAND DISMI SSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON THIS 24 TH DAY OF JUNE, 2011 SD/- SD/- (PRAMOD KUMAR) (ASHA VIJAYARAGHAVAN) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEM BER MUMBAI, DATED 24 TH JUNE, 2011 RJ COPY TO : 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT-CONCERNED 4. THE CIT(A)-CONCERNED 5. THE DR D BENCH TRUE COPY BY ORDER ASSTT. REGISTRAR, I.T.A.T, MUMBAI ITA NO. 539/M/10 3 DATE INITIALS 1 DRAFT DICTATED ON: 9 .0 6 .2011 SR. PS/PS 2. DRAFT PLACED BEFORE AUTHOR: 10 .0 6 .2011 ______ SR. PS/PS 3. DRAFT PROPOSED & PLACED BEFORE THE SECOND MEMBER: _________ ______ JM/AM 4. DRAFT DISCUSSED/APPROVED BY SECOND MEMBER: _________ ______ JM/AM 5. APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR. PS/PS: _________ ______ SR. PS/PS 6. KEPT FOR PRONOUNCEMENT ON: _________ ______ SR. PS/PS 7. FILE SENT TO THE BENCH CLERK: _________ ______ SR. PS/PS 8. 9. DATE ON WHICH FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK: DATE ON WHICH FILE GOES TO AR _________ ______ 10. DATE OF DISPATCH OF ORDER: _________ ______