, IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL A BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI R.P. TOLANI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI AMARJIT SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ ITA NO. 955/AHD/2013 / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2008-09 SMT. KANAKLATA UMANGKUMAR THAKKAR, PROP: OF HOTEL KANTH PALACE, PALDI CHAR RASTA, PALDI, AHMEDABAD-380007 PAN : AALPT 4206 G VS THE ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE 1 (1), AHMEDABAD / (APPELLANT) / (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : NONE REVENUE BY : SHRI K. MADHUSUDHAN, SR DR / DATE OF HEARING : 27/07/2016 / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 27/07/2016 / O R D E R PER R.P. TOLANI, JUDICIAL MEMBER:- THIS APPEAL BY THE ASSESSEE IS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-I, AHM EDABAD DATED 23.01.2013 FOR ASSESSMENT YEAR 2008-09. 2. NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT BY REGISTERED POST WI TH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE ASSESSEE ON 15.06.2016 F IXING THE DATE OF HEARING ON 27.07.2016. THE SAID NOTICE HAS BEEN SE RVED UPON THE ASSESSEE ON 23.06.2016 AS IS EVIDENT FROM THE POSTAL ACKNOWLEDG MENT SLIP WHICH IS PLACED ON RECORD. WHEN THE CASE WAS CALLED FOR HE ARING, NONE APPEARED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE AND NEITHER ANY ADJOURNMENT APPLICATION WAS FILED. THIS SHOWS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN P URSUING WITH HER APPEAL. THEREFORE, IN VIEW OF THE DECISION OF HON'BLE MADHY A PRADESH HIGH COURT ITA NO. 955/AHD/2013 SMT. KANAKLATA U. THAKKAR VS. ITO AY : 2008-09 2 IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT (1997) 223 ITR 480 (M.P.) AND THE DECISION OF HON'BLE DELHI TRIBUNAL I N THE CASE OF CIT VS. MULTIPLAN INDIA (PVT.) LTD., 38 ITD 320 (DELHI), I DISMISS THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IN LIMINE . 3. THE ASSESSEE MAY, IF SO ADVISED, FILE AN APPLICA TION BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL FOR RESTORATION OF HER APPEAL AND HEARING ON MERITS BY SHOWING REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT APPEARING BEFORE THE TRIBU NAL ON THE DATE OF HEARING. THE BENCH, IF SO SATISFIED, MAY RECALL IT S ORDER AND RESTORE THE APPEAL TO ITS ORIGINAL NUMBER FOR HEARING ON MERITS . 4. IN THE RESULT, THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE IS DIS MISSED IN LIMINE . ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 27 TH JULY, 2016 AT AHMEDABAD. SD/- SD/- (AMARJIT SINGH) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER (R.P. TOLANI) JUDICIAL MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED 27/07/2016 *BIJU T. / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. / CONCERNED CIT 4. ( ) / THE CIT(A) 5. , , / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. / GUARD FILE . / BY ORDER, TRUE COPY / ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) , / ITAT, AHMEDABAD