IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, RAJKOT BENCH, RAJKOT [CONDUCTED THROUGH E-COURT AT AHMEDABAD] BEFORE SHRI R.P. TOLANI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 580/RJT/2014 / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2007-2008 SHRI JAGDIDHBHAI VIRJIBHAI MERA, PROP. OF JAI GANESH TRANSPORT, AT: SAVDI, TAL: TANKARA PAN : AKSPM 2068 E VS INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 5(4), MORBI / (APPELLANT) / (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI AVINASH KUMAR, SR DR / DATE OF HEARING : 09/11/2016 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 10/11/2016 / O R D E R PER R.P. TOLANI, JUDICIAL MEMBER:- THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-IV, RA JKOT DATED 11.08.2014 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2007-08. 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT BY REGISTERED POST WI TH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE ON 28.10.2016 F IXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 09.11.2016. THE SAID NOTICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED BACK BY THE POSTAL AUTHORITIES UNSERVED. WHEN THE CASE WAS CA LLED FOR HEARING, NEITHER ANYBODY APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR ANY ADJOURNMENT APPLICATION WAS FILED. THIS SHOWS THAT THE ASSESS EE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING WITH HIS APPEAL. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF TH E DECISION OF HON'BLE MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT (1997) 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) AND THE DECISION OF HON'BLE DELHI ITA NO. 580/RJT/2014 SHRI JAGDIDHBHAI VIRJIBHAI MERA VS. ITO AY : 2007-2008 2 TRIBUNAL IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA (PV T.) LTD., 38 ITD 320 (DELHI), WE DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE . 3. THE ASSESSEE MAY, IF SO ADVISED, FILE AN APPLICA TION BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL FOR RESTORATION OF HIS APPEAL AND HEARING ON MERITS BY SHOWING REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT APPEARING BEFORE THE TRIBU NAL ON THE DATE OF HEARING. THE BENCH, IF SO SATISFIED, MAY RECALL IT S ORDER AND RESTORE THE APPEAL TO ITS ORIGINAL NUMBER FOR HEARING ON MERITS . 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED IN LIMINE . ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 10 TH NOVEMBER, 2016 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- SD/- (AMARJIT SINGH) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER (R.P. TOLANI) JUDICIAL MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED 10/11/2016 *BIJU T., SR. PS / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. / CONCERNED CIT 4. ( ) / THE CIT(A) 5. , / DR, ITAT, RAJKOT 6. / GUARD FILE . / BY ORDER, TRUE COPY / ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) , / ITAT, RAJKOT