SJVN Limited, Shimla V. Pr. CIT, Shimla

ITA 845/CHANDI/2017

• Counselvise Citation: [2017] 127 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6838 (ITAT-CHANDIGARH)
• Duration Of Justice: 4 month(s) 3 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 25-09-2017
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: Not Allotted
• Assessment Year: 2012-2013
• Appeal Filed On: 22-05-2017
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: RAVI SARANGA L

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH B, CHANDIGARH BEFORE SMT. DIVA SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND DR. B.R.R. KUMAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA NO.845/CHANDI/2017 ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-13 SJVN LIMITED VS. PR. CIT (FORMERLY SATLUJ JAIL VIDYUT NIGAL LTD.) SHIMLA SHAKTI SADAN, CORPORATE OFFICE COMPLEX, SHANAN, SHIMLA PAN NO. AAICS1307F (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI. RAVI SARANGAL DATE OF HEARING : 25/09/2017 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 25/09/2017 ORDER PER DR. B.R.R. KUMAR THE PRESENT APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED BY THE ASSESSEE A GAINST THE ORDER OF LD. PR. CIT, SHIMLA, DATED 09/03/2017. 2. THE APPEAL WAS FILED BY THE ASSESSEE ON 22/05/201 7 AND THE DATE OF HEARING WAS FIXED FOR 17/07/2017 AND THE CASE WAS F URTHER ADJOURNED TO 25/09/2017. THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE A SSESSEE AND WAS DULY SERVED. TODAY, WHEN THE CASE WAS CALLED FOR HEARING NOBODY ATTENDED. THE CASE WAS PASSED OVER THRICE. EVEN NO APPLICATION SEEKING AD JOURNMENT WAS FILED. THE LAWS AID THOSE WHO ARE VIGILANT, NOT THOSE WHO SLEE P UPON THEIR RIGHTS. THIS PRINCIPLE IS EMBODIED IN WELL KNOWN DICTUM 'VIGILAN TIBUS ET NON DORMIENTIBUS JURA SUBVENIUN. 3. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IN OUR CONSIDERED OPI NION ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL. AS SUCH WE HO LD THAT THIS APPEAL IS LIABLE TO BE DISMISSED FOR NON PROSECUTION. IN THIS REGARD , WE PLACED RELIANCE UPON FOLLOWING CASE LAWS: 1. CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA LTD. 38 ITD 320 (DEL) 2. ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) 3. NEW DIWAN OIL MILLS VS. CIT (2008) 296 ITR 495 ( P& H) 2 4. CIT VS. B. N. BHATTACHARGEE AND ANOTHER 118 ITR 461(SC). 4. RESPECTFULLY FOLLOWING THE VIEW TAKEN IN THE CAS ES CITED (SUPRA), WE DISMISS THE PRESENT APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON PR OSECUTION. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- SD/- (DIVA SINGH) (DR. B.R.R. KUMAR) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER DATED : 25/09/2017 AG COPY TO: 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT 4. THE CIT(A) 5. THE DR