IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SMC BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI SHAILENDRA KUMAR YADAV, JUDICIAL MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 660/AHD/2016 / ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-13 SHRI GAURANG RAMESHCHANDRA PATEL, 18, DRIVE-IN TENAMENT, GURUKUL ROAD, MEMNAGAR AHMEDABAD .. APPELLANT PAN : ACZPP 0065 F VS INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-2(1)(1), AHMEDABAD .. RESPONDENT ASSESSEE(S) BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI MUKESH SHARMA, SR. DR. / DATE OF HEARING 28/04/2016 /DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 28/04/2016 / O R D E R THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-2, AHMEDABAD DATED 06.01.2016 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2012 -13. 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT BY REGISTERED POST WI TH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE ON 12.04.2016 FIXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 28.04.2016. THE SAID NOTICE HAS BEEN SERVED UPON THE ASSESSEE ON 18.04.2016 AS IS EVIDENT FROM THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT SLIP WHICH IS PLACED ON RECORD. WH EN THE CASE WAS CALLED FOR HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHAL F OF THE ASSESSEE AND NEITHER ANY ADJOURNMENT APPLICATION WA S FILED. (SMC) ITA NO. 660/AHD/2016 GAURANG RAMESHCHANDRA PATEL VS. ITO AY 2012-13 2 THIS SHOWS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN P URSUING WITH HIS APPEAL. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE 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 TRIBUNAL IN THE CASE OF C IT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA (PVT.) LTD., 38 ITD 320 (DELHI), I DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE . 2.1 THE ASSESSEE MAY, IF SO ADVISED, FILE AN APPLIC ATION BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL FOR RESTORATION OF HIS APPEAL AND HEA RING ON MERITS BY SHOWING REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT APPEARING BEFOR E THE TRIBUNAL ON THE DATE OF HEARING. THE BENCH, IF SO SATISFIED, MAY RECALL ITS ORDER AND RESTORE THE APPEAL TO ITS ORIG INAL NUMBER FOR HEARING ON MERITS. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED IN LIMINE . ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 28TH, APRIL, 2016 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- ( SHAILENDRA KUMAR YADAV ) JUDICIAL MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED 28/04/2016 BIJU T., PS / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. ! ' ' # / CONCERNED CIT 4. ' ' # ( ) / THE CIT(A) 5. &'( ! , ' ! , / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. (- . / GUARD FILE. / BY ORDER, TRUE COPY / ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) !', / ITAT, AHMEDABAD