, ,LK ,LK,LK ,LK- -- -,E ,E,E ,E- -- -LH LHLH LH IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL SMC BENCH, AHMEDABAD LOZJH LOZJH LOZJH LOZJH EGKOHJ EGKOHJ EGKOHJ EGKOHJ IZLKN] U; IZLKN] U; IZLKN] U; IZLKN] U;KF KFKF KF;D LNL; , ;D LNL; , ;D LNL; , ;D LNL; ,OA OAOA OA OLHE OLHE OLHE OLHE VGEN] YS[KK LNL; DS LE{KA VGEN] YS[KK LNL; DS LE{KA VGEN] YS[KK LNL; DS LE{KA VGEN] YS[KK LNL; DS LE{KA BEFORE SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER ./ I.T.A. NO.974/AHD/2017 ( / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2012-13) GUJARAT BULLION REFINERY PVT. LTD., T-71, SATELLITE COMPLEX, JUDGES BUNGLOW ROAD, OPP. MANSI TOWER, SATELLITE, AHMEDABAD 380 015. / VS. ITO, WARD 2(1)(1), AHMEDABAD. ./ ./ PAN/GIR NO. : AABCG 4100 B ( / APPELLANT ) .. ( / RESPONDENT ) / APPELLANT BY : --NONE-- / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI B.L. MEENA, SR D.R. / DATE OF HEARING 18/09/2018 !'# / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT 03/10/2018 $% / O R D E R PER WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: THIS IS AN APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE LD. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS)-2, AHMEDABAD, VIDE APPEAL NO.CIT(A)-2/278/ITO, WD.2(1)(1)/2015-16 DTD. 20-03 -2017 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR (AY) 2012-13. 2. THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SENT TO THE ASSESSEE B Y REGISTERED POST AS PER THE ADDRESS GIVEN IN COLUMN NO.10 OF FORM NO . 36. HOWEVER, AT ITA NO.974/AHD/ 2017 GUJARAT BULLON REFINERY PVT. LTD. VS. ITO ASST.YEAR 2012-13 - 2 - THE TIME OF HEARING NEITHER ANYBODY APPEARED ON BEH ALF OF THE ASSESSEE NOR ANY APPLICATION FOR ADJOURNMENT WAS. FROM THIS , IT IS REASONABLE TO INFER THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT SERIOUS TO PURSUE IT S CASE. HONBLE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE OF CIT VS. B.N. BHATTACHARGEE AND ANOTHER, 118 ITR 461(SC) OBSERVED THAT PREFERRING AN APPEAL MEANS EF FECTIVELY PURSUING IT. HONBLE M.P. HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF ESTATE OF LA TE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR VS. CWT, 223 ITR 480(M.P.) DISMISSED THE REFERENCE FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NOT TAKING NECESSARY STEPS. SIMILAR V IEW IS TAKEN BY I.T.A.T., DELHI BENCH IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLAN INDI A LTD., 38 ITD 320. CONSIDERING THE ABOVE, IT APPEARS THAT THE ASSESSEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN PROSECUTING ITS APPEAL. WE, THEREFORE, ARE INCLINE D TO DISMISS THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR NON-PROSECUTION. HOWEVER THE ASSESSEE IS AT LIBERTY TO APPLY FOR THE RECALL OF THE ORDER WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME AFTER FURNISHING THE SUITABLE REASONS FOR NON-APPEARANCE. HENCE THE APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS DISMISSED. 3. IN THE RESULT, APPEAL FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS D ISMISSED. THIS ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON 03 / 10 /201 8 SD/- SD/- EGKOHJ IZLKN EGKOHJ IZLKN EGKOHJ IZLKN EGKOHJ IZLKN OLHE VGEN OLHE VGEN OLHE VGEN OLHE VGEN U;KF;D LNL; U;KF;D LNL; U;KF;D LNL; U;KF;D LNL; YKS[KK LN YKS[KK LN YKS[KK LN YKS[KK LN L; L; L; L; (MAHAVIR PRASAD) (WASEEM AHMED) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AHMEDABAD; DATED 03/10/2018 PRITI YADAV, SR.PS ITA NO.974/AHD/ 2017 GUJARAT BULLON REFINERY PVT. LTD. VS. ITO ASST.YEAR 2012-13 - 3 - !'# $#! / COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. / THE APPELLANT 2. / THE RESPONDENT. 3. & '( ) / CONCERNED CIT 4. ) () / THE CIT-2, AHMEDABAD. 5. ,-. //'( , '(# , 12$&$ / DR, ITAT, AHMEDABAD 6. .34 5 / GUARD FILE. % & / BY ORDER, , / //TRUE COPY '/& () ( DY./ASSTT.REGISTRAR) , / ITAT, AHMEDABAD 1. DATE OF DICTATION 18/08/2018(COVERED CASE) 2. DATE ON WHICH THE TYPED DRAFT IS PLACED BEFORE THE DICTATING MEMBER 19/08/2018 3. OTHER MEMBER 4. DATE ON WHICH THE APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.P. S./P.S 5. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER IS PLACED BEFORE THE D ICTATING MEMBER FOR PRONOUNCEMENT 6. DATE ON WHICH THE FAIR ORDER COMES BACK TO THE SR.P .S./P.S. 7. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE BENCH CLERK 8. DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK ... 9. THE DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE ASSISTANT RE GISTRAR FOR SIGNATURE ON THE ORDER.. 10. DATE OF DESPATCH OF THE ORDER