Shri Rajendra Shivrambhai Patel, Unjha V. The Income Tax Officer, Ward-2, Patan

ITA 862/AHD/2015

• Counselvise Citation: [2019] 118 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 6377 (ITAT-AHMEDABAD)
• Duration Of Justice: 3 year(s) 9 month(s) 7 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 17-01-2019
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Assessment Year: 2006-2007
• Appeal Filed On: 10-04-2015
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: N J VYAS
• Section: 147; 144

Judgement Text

, SMC IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SMC BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER & SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMEBR ./ I.T.A. NO. 862/AHD/2015 ( ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2006-07) SHRI RAJENDRA S. PATEL C/O. KETAN H. SHAH, ADVOCATE, 903, SAPPHIRE COMPLEX, C.G. ROAD, NAVRANGPURA, AHMEDABAD / VS. ACIT CENTRAL CIRCLE 1(1), AHMEDABAD ./ ./ PAN/GIR NO. : APOPP3623F ( APPELLANT ) .. ( / RESPONDENT ) / APPELLANT BY : NONE / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI N. J. VYAS, SR.D.R. DATE OF HEARING 16/01/2019 !'# / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 17/01/2019 / O R D E R PER PRADIP KUMAR KEDIA - AM: THE CAPTIONED APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED AT THE INSTANCE OF THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE CIT(A), GANDHINAG AR (CIT(A) IN SHORT), DATED 22.01.2015 ARISING IN THE ASSESSMENT ORDER DATED 29.01.2014 PASSED BY THE ASSESSING OFFICER (AO) UND ER S. 144 R.W.S. 147 OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 (THE ACT) CONCERNIN G AY 2006-07. 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHA LF OF THE APPELLANT- ASSESSEE. CASE FILE REVEALS THAT NONE APPEARED FOR ASSESSEE ON EARLIER ITA NO. 862/AHD/15 [SHRI RAJENDRA S. PATEL VS. ACIT] A.Y. 2006-07 - 2 - OCCASION ALSO WITHOUT ANY INTIMATION. IN THE AFOR EMENTIONED PECULIAR FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE OR PETITIO N SEEKING TIME, IT CAN BE PRESUMED THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS IN PURSUING THE APPEAL FILED. ACCORDINGLY THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE LEFT IS T O DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE . SUPPORT IS DRAWN FROM THE ORDER OF THE TRIBUNALS IN COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX VS. MULTI P LAN INDIA (P)LTD.; 38 ITD 320 (DEL) AND ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJI RAO HOLKAR VS. CWT: 223 ITR 480 (M.P.). 3. BEFORE PARTING, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ADD THAT IN CASE THE ASSESSEE IS ABLE TO SHOW THAT THERE EXISTED A REASO NABLE CAUSE FOR NON- REPRESENTATION ON THE DATE OF HEARING, IT WOULD BE AT LIBERTY, IF SO ADVISED, TO SEEK FOR A RECALL OF THIS ORDER. 4. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISS ED IN LIMINE. SD/- SD/- (MAHAVIR PRASAD) (PRADIP KUMA R KEDIA) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD: DATED 17/01/2019 TRUE COPY S. K. SINHA !'#' / COPY OF ORDER FORWARDED TO:- &. / REVENUE 2. / ASSESSEE (. )*+ , / CONCERNED CIT 4. ,- / CIT (A) /. 012 33*+4 *+#4 56) / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 7. 289 : / GUARD FILE. BY ORDER / 4 /5 *+#4 56) THIS ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 17/01/201 9