IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCHES: SMC : NEW DELHI BEFORE SHRI R.S. SYAL, VICE PRESIDENT ITA NO . 71 5 /DEL/ 20 1 8 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 20 1 2 - 1 3 M/S AIM CONTRACTORS & EARTH MOVERS EWS 104, THE LABRUNUM, SUSHANT LOK PHASE - 1 , GURGAON PAN: AAANFA5334J VS. ITO, WARD - 1 ( 1 ), GURGAON ( APPELLANT ) ( RESPONDENT ) ASSESSEE BY : MS. TRIPTI GOEL, ADV DEPARTMENT BY : SH. B.R. MISHRA, SR. DR DATE OF HEARING : 21 .0 6 . 201 8 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 22 . 0 6 . 201 8 ORDER PER R.S. SYAL, VP: THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE EX PARTE ORDE R PASSED BY THE LEARNED CIT(A) - 1 , GURGAON ON 21.11.2017 IN RELATION TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 20 12 - 13 . 2. I HAVE HEARD BOTH THE SIDES AND PERUSED THE RELEVANT MATERIAL ON RECORD. IT IS OBSERVED THAT THE LEARNED CIT(A) PASSED AN EX PARTE ORDER QUA THE ITA NO. 715 /DEL/201 8 2 ASSESSEE BECAUSE OF NON APPEARANCE. THE LEARNED AR EXP LAINED THE REASONS FOR SUCH NON - APPEARANCE , WITH WHICH I AM SATISFIED. I, THEREFORE, SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER AND REMIT THE MATTER BACK TO THE FILE OF THE LEARNED FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY FOR DECIDING THE APPEAL AFRESH AS PER LAW AFTER ALLOWING A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING TO THE ASSESSEE. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES . THE ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 22 ND JUNE , 2018. SD/ - [ R.S. SYAL ] VICE PRESIDENT DATED, 22 ND JUNE , 201 8 . SH COPY FORWARDED TO: 1 . APPELLANT 2 . RESPONDENT 3 . CIT 4 . CIT (A) 5 . DR, ITAT AR, ITAT, NEW DELHI. ITA NO. 715 /DEL/201 8 3 DATE INITIAL 1. DATE OF DICTATION 21 .6.2018 PS 2. DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER 21 .6.2018 PS 3. DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE OTHER MEMBER JM/AM 4. DATE ON WHICH THE APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR. P.S. / P.S. JM/AM 5. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER FOR PRONOUNCEMENT PS/PS 6. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER COMES BACK TO THE SR. P.S. / P.S. PS 7. DATE ON WHICH THE FINAL ORDER IS UPLOADED ON THE WEBSITE OF ITAT PS 8. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE BENCH CLERK 9. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK 10. THE DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR FOR SIGNATURE ON THE ORDER 11. DATE OF DISPATCH OF THE ORDER *