IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AHMEDABAD C BENCH (BEFORE SHRI RAJPAL YADAV, JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI N.K. BILLAIYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER) ITA. NO: 945/AHD/2016 (ASSESSMENT YEAR: 2012-13) RAMESHBHAI V. PRAJAPATI, PLOT NO. 1300/2, SECTIOR-2- B, GANDHINAGAR-382002 V/S THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, GANDHINAGAR CIRCLE, GANDHINAGAR (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) PAN: AHGPP3673D APPELLANT BY : NONE RESPONDENT BY : SHRI JAYANT ZAVERI, SR. D.R. ( )/ ORDER DATE OF HEARING : 14 -02- 2018 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 20 -02-2018 PER N.K. BILLAIYA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER 1. THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A), GANDHINAGAR, AHMEDABAD DATED 12.02.2016 PERTAINING TO A.Y. 2012-13. ITA NO. 945/ AHD/2016 . A.Y. 2012-13 2 2. ON THE DATE OF HEARING I.E. ON 14-02-2018, NONE APP EARED ON BEHALF OF ASSESSEE NOR AN ADJOURNMENT APPLICATION WAS FILED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE THOUGH THE NOTICE FIXING THE DATE OF HEARING WAS SERVED ON ASS ESSEE, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING THE A PPEAL, THEREFORE, FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF ITAT DELHI BENCH IN THE CASE OF CIT VS MULTIPLAN INDIA (PVT.) LTD., 38 ITD 320 (DEL), WE DISMISS THE APPEAL OF TH E ASSESSEE IN LIMINE. THE ASSESSEE SHALL HOWEVER BE AT LIBERTY TO APPROACH TH E TRIBUNAL FOR RECALLING OF THIS ORDER, IF PREVENTED BY SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR NO N-APPEARANCE ON THE DATE OF HEARING. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 20 - 02- 2 018 SD/- SD/- (RAJPAL YADAV) (N. K. BILLAIYA) JUDICIAL MEMBER TRUE COPY AC COUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD: DATED 20/02/2018 RAJESH COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO: - 1. THE APPELLANT. 2. THE RESPONDENT. 3. THE CIT (APPEALS) 4. THE CIT CONCERNED. 5. THE DR., ITAT, AHMEDABAD. 6. GUARD FILE. BY ORDER DEPUTY/ASSTT.REGISTRAR ITAT,AHME DABAD