IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL LUCKNOW BENCH A, LUCKNOW BEFORE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR YADAV, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI. A. K. GARODIA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER M.A. NO . 03/LKW/2015 [ARISING OUT OF ITA NO.404/LKW/2014] ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2006 - 07 M/S MAHESHW ARI FLOUR MILLS BIJWAR KHURD OPP. DIC, SITAPUR V. DCIT SITAPUR PAN: AALFM3436D (APP LIC ANT) (RESPONDENT) APP LIC ANT BY: SHRI. SHAILESH MAHESHWARI, PARTNER RESPONDENT BY: SHRI. PUNIT KUMAR, D.R. DATE OF HEARING: 13 03 2015 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT: 13 0 3 2015 O R D E R PER SUNIL KUMAR YADAV: THIS MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION IS PREFERRED ON BEH ALF OF THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL DATED 14 .10.2014 IN ITA NO.404/LKW/2014, WITH THE SUBMISSION THAT THE TRIBU NAL HAS DISMISSED THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE EX-PARTE ON ACCOUNT OF NON-A PPEARANCE ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE. IT WAS FURTHER CONTENDED THAT ON THE DATE OF HEARING OF THE APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL, THE ASSESSEE WAS NOT IN TOWN AND ALSO COULD NOT COMMUNICATE TO THE COUNSEL WITH REGARD TO THE H EARING OF THE APPEAL. IT WAS PRAYED ON BEHALF OF THE ASSESSEE THAT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE THE ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL DATED 14.10.2014 IN ITA NO.40 4/LKW/2014 MAY BE RECALLED AND THE APPEAL MAY BE FIXED FOR FRESH HEAR ING. :-2-: 2. THE LD. D.R. HAS PLACED RELIANCE UPON THE ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL DATED 14.10.2014 WITH THE SUBMISSION THAT SINCE THE TRIBUNAL HAS DECIDED THE APPEAL ON MERIT, THE ORDER CANNOT BE RECALLED. 3. HAVING GIVEN A THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION TO THE RIVA L SUBMISSIONS AND FROM A CAREFUL PERUSAL OF THE ORDER OF THE TRIB UNAL VIS--VIS THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION, WE FIND THAT THE ASSESSE E HAS FURNISHED A VALID REASON FOR NON-APPEARANCE ON THE DATE FIXED. WE, T HEREFORE, RECALL OUR ORDER DATED 14.10.2014 IN ITA NO.404/LKW/2014 IN TH E INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND DIRECT THE REGISTRY TO FIX THIS APPEAL FOR HEAR ING ON 22.4.2015. SINCE THE DATE OF HEARING HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT, NO FRESH NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED TO THE ASSESSEE. 4. IN THE RESULT, MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION IS ALLOWED . ORDER WAS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THE DAT E MENTIONED ON THE CAPTIONED PAGE. SD/ - SD/ - [ A. K. GARODIA ] [ S UNIL KUMAR Y ADAV ] ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED:20 TH MARCH, 2015 JJ:1603 COPY FORWARDED TO: 1. APPLICANT 2. RESPONDENT 3. CIT(A) 4. CIT 5. DR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR