IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL 'A' BENCH, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI D.K. AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI B. RAMAKOTAIAH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MA NO. 144/MUM/2010 (ARISING OUT OF ITA NO. 6274/MUM/2008) (ASSESSMENT YEAR: 1999-2000) M/S. ANISH METALS P. LTD. DCIT, RANGE - 4(1) 70, KANSARA CHAWL, KALBADEVI ROAD ROOM NO. 640, 6TH FLOOR MUMBAI 400002 VS. AAYAKAR BHAVAN, M.K. ROAD PAN - AAACA 5990 L MUMBAI 400020 APPELLANT RESPONDENT APPELLANT BY: SHRI SAMEER DALAL RESPONDENT BY: SHRI JAGDISH O R D E R PER B. RAMAKOTAIAH, A.M. THE ASSESSEE THROUGH THIS MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION REQUESTS THE TRIBUNAL TO RECALL THE EXPARTE ORDER PASSED FOR NON -APPEARANCE ON THE DATE OF HEARING. 2. THE LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE REFERRING TO T HE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION AND AFFIDAVIT FILED BY THE ASSESSEE EXP LAINED THE REASONS FOR SUCH NON-APPEARANCE ON THE APPOINTED DATE. 3. AFTER HEARING BOTH THE SIDES AND AFTER GOING THROUG H THE CONTENTS OF THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION AS WELL AS THE AFFIDA VIT OF THE ASSESSEE WE FIND THERE WAS A REASONABLE CAUSE ON THE PART OF THE ASS ESSEE FOR SUCH NON- APPEARANCE ON THE APPOINTED DATE. WE, THEREFORE, RE CALL THE ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL AND FIX THE HEARING OF THE APPEAL ON 14.09 .2010, WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT NO SEPARATE NOTICE OF HEARING SHALL BE SENT TO WHICH BOTH THE PARTIES AGREED. MA NO. 144/MUM/2010 M/S. ANISH METALS P. LTD. 2 4. IN THE RESULT, MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION FILED BY T HE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON 25 TH JUNE 2010. SD/- SD/- (D.K. AGARWAL) (B. RAMAKOTAIAH) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MUMBAI, DATED: 25 TH JUNE 2010 COPY TO: 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT(A) IV, MUMBAI 4. THE CIT IV, MUMBAI CITY 5. THE DR, A BENCH, ITAT, MUMBAI BY ORDER //TRUE COPY// ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, MUMBAI BENCHES, MUMBAI N.P.