IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PUNE BENCH “A”, PUNE – VIRTUAL COURT BEFORE SHRI R.S. SYAL, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI S.S. VISWANETHRA RAVI, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA No. 595/PUN/2018 नधा रण वष / Assessment Year : 2011-12 Anant Chandrakant Kotalwar, Block No.202, Godawari Apartment, Somesh Colony, Nanded-431601 PAN : AORPK7160A Vs. ITO, Ward-1, Nanded Appellant Respondent आदेश / ORDER PER R.S.SYAL, VP : This appeal by the assessee is directed against the order passed by the CIT(A) on 21-12-2017 in relation to the assessment year 2011-12. 2. The appeal is time barred by 12 days. The assessee has filed an affidavit giving the reasons for the delay. We are satisfied with the same. The delay is condoned and the appeal is admitted for hearing for disposal on merits. 3. We have heard both the sides and perused the relevant material on record. It is seen that the ld. CIT(A) passed the order ex-parte qua the assessee and dismissed the appeal. In Assessee by Shri Abhay Avchat Revenue by Shri S.P. Walimbe Date of hearing 17-01-2022 Date of pronouncement 18-01-2022 ITA No. 595/PUN/2018 Anant C. Kotalwar 2 view of the above factual background of the extant case, we are of the opinion that it would be just and fair if the impugned order is set-aside and the matter is remitted to the file of the ld. CIT(A) with a direction to dispose of the appeal afresh after allowing a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee. We order accordingly. 4. In the result, the appeal is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced in the Open Court on 18 th January, 2022. Sd/- Sd/- (S.S.VISWANETHRA RAVI) (R.S.SYAL) JUDICIAL MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT प ु णे Pune; दनांक Dated : 18 th January, 2022 Satish ITA No. 595/PUN/2018 Anant C. Kotalwar 3 आदेश क त ल प अ े षत/Copy of the Order is forwarded to: 1. अपीलाथ / The Appellant; 2. यथ / The Respondent; 3. 4. The CIT(A)-1, Aurangabad The Pr.CIT-1, Aurangabad 5. िवभागीय ितिनिध, आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, पुणे “A” / DR ‘A’, ITAT, Pune 6. गाड फाईल / Guard file आदेशान ु सार/ BY ORDER, // True Copy // Senior Private Secretary आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण ,पुणे / ITAT, Pune Date 1. Draft dictated on 17-01-2022 Sr.PS 2. Draft placed before author 17-01-2022 Sr.PS 3. Draft proposed & placed before the second member JM 4. Draft discussed/approved by Second Member. JM 5. Approved Draft comes to the Sr.PS/PS Sr.PS 6. Kept for pronouncement on Sr.PS 7. Date of uploading order Sr.PS 8. File sent to the Bench Clerk Sr.PS 9. Date on which file goes to the Head Clerk 10. Date on which file goes to the A.R. 11. Date of dispatch of Order. *