IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, MUMBAI BENCH B,MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI R.S. SYAL(AM) & VIJAY PAL RAO (JM) M.A.NO. 385/MUM/2011 (ARISING OUT OF I.T.A. NO.3718/MUM/2010) (A.Y. 2007-08) SHRI MANGALSINGH M.RATHORE, 502, SUSHILA APT., DEVIDAS ROAD EXT., BORIVLI (W), MUMBAI-92. PAN: AAIPR6967M VS. ASST.COMMR. OF INCOME-TAX, CIR. 6(3), AAYKAR BHAVAN, M.K. ROAD, MUMBAI-400 020. APPLICANT RESPONDENT APPLICANT BY SHRI P. NARAYANAN. RESPONDENT BY SHRI SAN TAM BOSE. DATE OF HEARING : 09-09-2011 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 09-09-2011 O R D E R PER R.S. SYAL, AM: BY THIS MISC. APPLICATION, THE ASSESSEE HAS SOUGHT RECALLING OF THE ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL DATED 27-05-2011 IN ITA NO.3718/MUM/20 10 THROUGH WHICH THE ASSESSEES APPEAL WAS DISMISSED IN LIMINE FOR NON-P ROSECUTION BY APPLYING THE RATIO LAID DOWN BY THE ITAT, DELHI BENCH, IN THE CA SE OF CIT VS. MULTIPLAN (P) LTD. (1991) 38 ITD 320. 2. THE LD. AR FOR THE ASSESSEE, THROUGH AFFIDAVIT, HAS NARRATED THE REASONS FOR THE NON-APPEARANCE AT THE HEARING OF THE APPEAL ON VARIOUS DATES BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL VIDE HIS MISC. APPLICATION. SINCE EFFECTIV E OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING HAS 2 BEEN DENIED, HE PLEADED THAT THE SAID ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL DATED 27-05-2011 MAY BE RECALLED. 3. NO SERIOUS OBJECTION WAS TAKEN BY THE LD. D.R. 4. AFTER CONSIDERING THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS, WE ARE SATISFIED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAD REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NON-APPEARANCE. SINCE EFF ECTIVE OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING HAS BEEN DENIED, THEREFORE, WE RECALL OUR ORDER IN ITA NO.3718/MUM/2010. REGISTRY IS DIRECTED TO FIX THE HEARING ON 17-10-2011 AND THERE IS NO NEED TO SEND SEPARATE NOTICE TO THE ASSESSEE AS THE DATE OF HEARING HAS BEEN NOTED BY THE LD. AR AND HE HAS WAIVED THE RIGHT TO SEPARATE NOTICE. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE MISC. APPLICATION IS ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THE 09 TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2011. SD/- SD/- (VIJAY PAL RAO) (R.S. SYAL) JUDICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MUMBAI: 09 TH SEPTEMBER , 2011. COPY TO : 1. ASSESSEE. 2.DEPARTMENT. 3 CIT(A)-35,MUMBAI. 4 CIT-25,MUMBAI. 5.DR,B BENCH,MUMBAI. 6. GUARD FILE. (TRUE COPY) BY ORDER, NG: ASST.REGISTRAR, ITAT, MUMBAI. 3 DETAILS DATE INITIALS DESIGNATION 1 DRAFT DICTATED ON 09-09-2011 SR.PS/ 2 DRAFT PLACED BEFORE AUTHOR 09-09-2011 SR.PS/ 3 DRAFT PROPOSED & PLACED BEFORE THE SECOND MEMBER JM/AM 4 DRAFT DISCUSSED/APPROVED BY SECOND MEMBER JM/AM 5. APPROVED DRAFT COMES TO THE SR.PS/PS 09-09-2011 SR.PS/ 6. KEPT FOR PRONOUNCEMENT ON 09-09-2011 SR.PS/ 7. FILE SENT TO THE BENCH CLERK 13-09-2011 SR.PS/ 8 DATE ON WHICH THE FILE GOES TO THE HEAD CLERK 9 DATE ON WHICH FILE GOES TO AR 10 DATE OF DISPATCH OF ORDER *