IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL D BENCH, CHENNAI BEFORE SHRI ABRAHAM P. GEORGE, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI GEORGE MATHAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER .. M.P. NO. 2/MDS/2012 (IN I.T.A. NO. 1512/MDS/2011) ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2007-08 SMT. V. VISALAKSHI ACHI, L.P. HOUSE, 41, 42, VENKATACHALAM CHETTIAR STREET, KOTTAIYUR 630 106. PAN : AAQPA8992D (PETITIONER) V. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD I(3), KARAIKUDI. (RESPONDENT) PETITIONER BY : SHRI A.S. SRIRAMAN RESPONDENT BY : SHRI SHAJI P. JACOB DATE OF HEARING : 09.03.2012 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 09.03.2012 O R D E R PER ABRAHAM P. GEORGE, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER : THIS MISCELLANEOUS PETITION FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS FOR RESTORATION OF ITS APPEAL WHICH WAS DISMISSED IN LI MINE VIDE ORDER OF THIS TRIBUNAL IN I.T.A. NO. 1512/MDS/2011 DATED 28 TH NOVEMBER, 2011, FOR NON-APPEARANCE. M.P. NO.2/MDS/12 2 2. WE FIND THAT ASSESSEE HAS SHOWN REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT ENTERING APPEARANCE WHEN THE APPEAL WAS TAKEN UP FO R HEARING. HENCE, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE, WE RECALL THE OR DER OF THIS TRIBUNAL DATED 28 TH NOVEMBER, 2011 (SUPRA) AND DIRECT THE REGISTRY TO POST THE APPEAL FOR HEARING ON 17 TH APRIL, 2012 AND IT BEING DECLARED IN THE OPEN COURT, THERE SHALL BE NO FRESH NOTICE TO ANY O F THE PARTIES. 3. IN THE RESULT, THE MISCELLANEOUS PETITION FILED BY THE ASSESSEE STANDS ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT AFTER CONCLUSION OF HEARING ON 9 TH MARCH, 2012. SD/- SD/- (GEORGE MATHAN) (ABRAHAM P. GEORGE) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER CHENNAI, DATED THE 9 TH MARCH, 2012. KRI. COPY TO: (1) PETITIONER (2) RESPONDENT (3) CIT(A) (4) CIT (5) D.R. (6) GUARD FILE