IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, AGRA BENCH, AGRA BEFORE : SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI A.L. GEHLOT, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO. 76/AGRA/2013 ASSTT. YEAR : 2009-10 BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LTD., VS. INCOME-TAX OFFICE R(TDS), AWAS VIKAS COLONY, MAINPURI. ALIGARH. (TAN: AGRN 10318 A ). (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SHRI K.K. MISHRA, JR. D.R. DATE OF HEARING : 21.08.2013 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER : 21.08.2013 ORDER PER BHAVNESH SAINI, J.M.: THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST TH E ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A), MUZAFFARNAGAR DATED 06.11.2012 FOR THE ASSESSMENT Y EAR 2009-10. 2. THE PRESENT APPEAL WAS INITIALLY FIXED FOR HEARI NG ON 13.05.2013 AND RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, THE APPEAL HAS BEEN ADJOURNED O N THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF ASSESSEE AT FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF ASSESSEE AT THE TIME OF HEARING OF APPEAL DESPITE NOTIFYING THE DATE OF HEARING. IT, THEREFORE, APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NO MORE INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL. HONBLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. B.N. BHATTACHA RGEE AND ANOTHER, 118 ITR ITA NO. 76/AGRA/2013 2 461(SC) OBSERVED THAT PREFERRING AN APPEAL MEANS EF FECTIVELY PURSUING IT. HONBLE M.P. HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJ IRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT, 223 ITR 480(MP) DISMISSED THE REFERENCE FILED BY THE ASSESS EE FOR NOT TAKING NECESSARY STEPS. SIMILAR VIEW IS TAKEN BY ITAT, DELHI BENCH I N THE CASE OF MULTIPLAN INDIA LTD., 38 ITD 320. CONSIDERING THE ABOVE, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL. THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS, THEREFORE, DISMISSED IN LIMINE. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- SD/- (A.L. GEHLOT) (BHAVNESH SAINI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER *AKS/- COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. APPELLANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT(A), CONCERNED BY ORDER 4. CIT, CONCERNED 5. DR, ITAT, AGRA 6. GUARD FILE SR. PRIVATE SECRETARY TRUE COPY