IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL CHANDIGARH BENCH B CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI T.R.SOOD ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND MS. SUSHMA CHOWLA, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO.78/CHD/2013 ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2009-10 MS. KAUSHAL RANI SOOD, V THE ITO, WARD VI(4), 20-B, KITCHLU NAGAR, LUDHIANA. LUDHIANA. PAN : AIZPS-5354E (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : NONE DEPARTMENT BY : SHRI J.S.NAGAR DATE OF HEARING : 20.06.2013 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 21.06.2013 ORDER PER SUSHMA CHOWLA, JM THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE CIT(APPEALS) DATED 29.11.2012 RELATING TO ASSESSMEN T YEAR 2009-10. 2. THE APPEAL WAS FIXED FOR HEARING ON 20.3.2013 ON WHICH DATE THE BENCH DID NOT FUNCTION AND THE APPEAL WAS ADJOU RNED TO 20.6.2013 FOR WHICH NOTICE OF HEARING WAS ISSUED. DESPITE ISS UE OF NOTICE, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE APPELLANT NOR ANY REQUEST FOR ADJOURNMENT WAS RECEIVED. 3. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASS ESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL AND THE INSTAN T APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED. 2 4. IN OUR ABOVE VIEW, WE GET SUPPORT FROM THE DECIS ION OF THE APEX COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT V. B.N. BHATTACHARGEE AND ANOTHER, REPORTED IN 118 ITR 46L [RELEVANT PAGES 477 & 478] WHEREIN THEIR LORDSHIPS HAVE HELD THAT: THE APPEAL DOES NOT MEAN MERELY FILING OF THE APPE AL BUT EFFECTIVELY PURSUING IT. 5. 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) 6. RESPECTFULLY FOLLOWING THE DECISIONS [SUPRA], WE DISMISS THE INSTANT APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON-PROSEC UTION. 7. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. 8. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 21 ST JUNE,2013. SD/- SD/- ( T.R.SOOD) SUSHMA CHOWLA ) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 21 ST JUNE,2013 POONAM COPY TO: THE APPELLANT, THE RESPONDENT, THE CIT(A), THE CIT, DR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT,CHD.