IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL HYDERABAD BENCH B', HYDERABAD BEFORE SHRI G.C.GUPTA, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI AKBER BASHA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ITA NO.917/HYD/10 : AS STT. YEAR 2006-07 M/S. G.NARSINGA RAO, VIKARABAD. ( PAN - AAJFM 5394 A ) V/S. INCOME - TAX OFFICER, WARD - 1 , VIKARABAD . (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SHRI K.E. SUNIL BABU O R D E R PER G.C.GUPTA, VICE PRESIDENT: THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE FOR THE ASSESSMENT YE AR 2006- 07 IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONE R OF INCOME- TAX(APPEALS). 2. AT THE TIME OF HEARING ON 24.2.2011, NONE APPE ARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE, THOUGH ON THE PENULTIMATE D ATE OF HEARING, VIZ. 9.12.2010, HEARING WAS ADJOURNED TO 24.2.2011 AT TH E REQUEST OF THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE, DULY ANNOUNCING T HE ADJOURNED DATE IN THE OPEN COURT. THERE IS ALSO A DELAY OF 30 DA YS IN THE FILING OF THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. NOT E VEN AN ADJOURNMENT PETITION HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE ASSESSEE THIS T IME. IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING THE SE APPEALS BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. AS HELD BY THE HONBLE ITAT, DELHI BENCH IN THE CASE OF CIT V/S. MUTLIPLAN INDIA LIMITED (38 ITD 320), THER E MAY BE VARIOUS REASONS FOR THE APPELLANT TO REMAIN ABSENT AT THE T IME OF HEARING. ONE OF THE REASONS MIGHT BE A DESIGN OR ABSENCE OF NEED TO PROSECUTE THE ITA NO.917/HYD/10 M/S. G.NARSINGA RAO, VIKARABAD. 2 APPEAL. FOLLOWING THE SAID DECISION AND CONSIDERIN G THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PRESENT CASE, WE DISMISS THE A PPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE , WITH LIBERTY TO THE ASSESSEE TO FILE A PETITION T O SEEK RECALL THIS ORDER, IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR NON-APPEARANCE ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE ON 24.1.2011. 3. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DISMI SSED . ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 11.3.2011 SD/- SD/- (AKBER BASHA) (G.C.GUPTA) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER VICE PRESIDENT DT/- 11 TH MARCH, 2011 COPY FORWARDED TO: 1. M/S. G.NARSINGA RAO (VIKARABAD) C/O. SHRI RAVIDNRA CHENJI, ADVOCATE & TAX CONSULTANT, C-308, 3 RD FLOOR, BLOK C, UPASANA AHUJA ESTATE, 4-1-970, ABIDS, HYDERABAD 500 001. 2. INCOME - TAX OFFICER, WARD - 1 , VIKARABAD . 3. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX(APPEALS), III, HYDERA BAD. 4. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME - TAX III HYDERABAD 5. DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE, ITAT, HYDERABAD. B.V.S.