, / , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A / S M C BENCH, CHENNAI ... , BEFORE SHRI N.R.S. GANESAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER ./ ITA NO.884/MDS/2016 ' #$' / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2010-11 MR. V. JAISANKAR, NO.47, MANAPPA MUDALI STREET, KORUKKUPET, CHENNAI - 600 021. PAN : AFJPJ 2692 B V. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE II(5), CHENNAI - 600 034. (&'/ APPELLANT) (()&'/ RESPONDENT) &' * + / APPELLANT BY : NONE ()&' * + / RESPONDENT BY : SH. P. RADHAKRISHNAN, JCIT , # * -. / DATE OF HEARING : 13.06.2016 /0$ * -. / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 13.06.2016 / O R D E R THIS APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST T HE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) -5, CHENNA I, DATED 03.02.2016 AND PERTAINS TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 2010-11. 2. THE APPEAL WAS FIXED FOR HEARING ON 13.06.2016. THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SERVED ON THE ASSESSEE BY RPAD AND T HE REGISTRY HAS PLACED ON RECORD THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AS PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE ON THE ASSESSEE. EVEN AFTER THE SERVICE OF SAID 2 I.T.A. NO.884/MDS/16 NOTICE BY RPAD, THE ASSESSEE HAS NOT CHOSEN TO APPE AR BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL WHEN THE APPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FOR HEARING O N 13.06.2016. 3. THERE MAY BE VARIOUS REASONS FOR THE ASSESSEE FO R NOT APPEARING BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL WHEN THE APPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FOR HEARING. ONE OF THE REASONS, PRESUMABLY, THE ASSES SEE MAY NOT BE INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE APPEAL. WHATEVER MAY BE THE REASON, BY KEEPING THE PROVISO TO RULE 24 OF INCOME TAX (AP PELLATE TRIBUNAL) RULES, 1963, IN MIND, THE APPEAL OF THE A SSESSEE IS DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION. HOWEVER, IT IS MAD E CLEAR THAT IT IS OPEN TO THE ASSESSEE TO MOVE TO THIS TRIBUNAL FOR R ECALL OF THIS ORDER PROVIDED THERE WAS SUFFICIENT CAUSE ON THE PART OF THE ASSESSEE FOR NOT APPEARING BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL ON 13.06.2016 WH EN THE APPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FOR HEARING. 4. WITH THE ABOVE OBSERVATION, THE APPEAL OF THE AS SESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED ON 13 TH JUNE, 2016 AT CHENNAI. SD/- ( ... ) (N.R.S. GANESAN) /JUDICIAL MEMBER /CHENNAI, 2 /DATED, THE 13 TH JUNE, 2016. 3 I.T.A. NO.884/MDS/16 KRI. * (-34 54$- /COPY TO: 1. &' /APPELLANT 2. ()&' /RESPONDENT 3. , 6- () /CIT(A)-5, CHENNAI 4. PRINCIPAL CIT-9, CHENNAI 5. 4#7 (- /DR 6. 8' 9 /GF.