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. 23/MDS/2012 (IN I.T.A. NO. 1475/MDS/2011) ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2007-08 SHRI K. KUMARAVELU, 16/17, PUTHIAVAR NAGAR, AVARAMPALAYAM ROAD, COIMBATORE 641 044. PAN : AJTPU2074J (PETITIONER) V. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, COMPANY CIRCLE IV(1), COIMBATORE. (RESPONDENT) PETITIONER BY : SHRI S. VENUGOPALAN RESPONDENT BY : DR. YOGESH KAMATH DATE OF HEARING : 23.03.2012 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 23.03.2012 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. 1475/MDS/2011 DATED 16 TH JANUARY, 2012, FOR NON-APPEARANCE. 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 16 TH JANUARY, 2012 (SUPRA) AND DIRECT THE REGISTRY TO P OST THE APPEAL FOR HEARING ON 4 TH JUNE, 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 23 RD MARCH, 2012. SD/- SD/- (GEORGE MATHAN) (ABRAHAM P. GEORGE) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER CHENNAI, DATED THE 23 RD MARCH, 2012. KRI. COPY TO: (1) PETITIONER (2) RESPONDENT (3) CIT(A) (4) CIT (5) D.R. (6) GUARD FILE