IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH, CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND MS. ANNAPURNA GUPTA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 619/CHD/2015 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2007-08 MS. PARAMJOT KAUR, VS THE ITO, SCO 123-124, WARD 2(2), 3RD FLOOR,SECTOR 17-C, ROPAR. CHANDIGARH. PAN: AIAPK8703A (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SHRI MANJIT SINGH DATE OF HEARING : 10.01.2017 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 10.01.2017 O R D E R PER BHAVNESH SAINI,JM THIS APPEAL BY ASSESSEE HAS BEEN DIRECTED AGAINST T HE ORDER OF LD. CIT(APPEALS)-I, CHANDIGARH DATED 26.03 .2015 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2007-08. 2. THE RECORD REVEALED THAT EARLIER ASSESSEE HAS BE EN SERVED OF THE NOTICE OF HEARING. THE ASSESSEE HAS BEEN NO TIFIED THE DATE OF HEARING FOR 10 TH JANUARY,2017 THROUGH REGISTERED POST, HOWEVER, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE AT THE TIME OF HEARING OF THE APPEAL. IT, THEREFORE, APPEARS THAT ASSESSEE IS NO MORE INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL AND THE A PPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED. 2 3. IN OUR ABOVE VIEW, WE GET SUPPORT FROM THE DECI SION OF THE APEX COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT V. B.N. BHATTACHARGEE AND ANOTHER, REPORTED IN 118 ITR 46L [RELEVANT PAGES 47 7 & 478] WHEREIN THEIR LORDSHIPS HAVE HELD THAT: THE APPEAL DOES NOT MEAN MERELY FILING OF THE APPEAL BUT EFFECTIVELY PURSUING IT. 4. OUR VIEW FURTHER FINDS SUPPORT FROM THE FOLLOWIN G DECISIONS ALSO: I) CIT V. MULTIPLAN INDIA (P) LTD: 38 ITD 320 (DE L) II) ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR V. CWT: 223 ITR 480(MP) 5. RESPECTFULLY FOLLOWING THE DECISIONS [SUPRA], WE DISMISS THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON-PROSECUTIO N. 6. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISS ED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- SD/- (ANNAPURNA GUPTA) (BHAVNE SH SAINI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 10 TH JANUARY,2017. POONAM COPY TO: 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT(A) 4. THE CIT,DR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT CHANDIGARH