, , , , , IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL MUMBAI BENCHES E, MUMBAI .. , ! ' , # !, $ BEFORE SHRI R.S.SYAL, AM AND SHRI VIVEK VARMA, JM '' !% ./ MA NO.505/MUM/2012 ( '() * / ARISING OUT OF ITA NO.342/MUM/2009) ( #% + #% + #% + #% + / / / / ASSESSMENT YEAR : 2004-2005) M/S.SOLA OPTICAL LENS MARKETING PVT.LTD. C/O. CARL ZEISS INDIA PVT. LTD. INDIA BRANCH, SOLITAIRE CORPORATE PARK BUILDING NO.2, UNIT NO.1 151 M.VASANJI ROAD, CHAKALA ANDHERI MUMBAI 400 093. PAN : AADCS4905N. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 10(2)(4) MUMBAI. ( ! / // / APPLICANT) % % % % / VS. ( ,-.// RESPONDENT) ! 0 00 0 1 1 1 1 / APPLICANT BY : SHRI DEEPAK T.TIKEKAR ,-./ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 / RESPONDENT BY : SHRI RAKESH RANJAN % 0 ) / / / / DATE OF HEARING : 14.12.2012 23+ 0 ) / DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 14.12.2012 !4 !4 !4 !4 / / / / O R D E R PER R.S.SYAL, AM : THIS MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION U/S.254(2) OF THE IN COME-TAX ACT, 1961 HAS BEEN MOVED BY THE ASSESSEE PRAYING FO R THE RECALLING OF THE ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL DATED 11.06.2010 IN IT A NO.342/MUM/2009. 2. THE ASSESSEE VIDE THE PRESENT MISCELLANEOUS APPL ICATION SUBMITTED THAT THE TRIBUNAL HAS DISMISSED THE APPEA L OF THE ASSESSEE MA NO.505/MUM/2012 M/S.SOLA OPTICAL LENS MARKETING PVT.LTD. 2 IN LIMINE FOR WANT OF PROSECUTION. IT WAS FURTHER SUBMITTED THAT THE ASSESSEE WAS PREVENTED BY REASONABLE CAUSE FOR APPE ARANCE ON THE DATE OF HEARING. IN SUPPORT OF THIS, AN AFFIDAVIT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE ASSESSEE-COMPANY HAS BEEN FILED. THE LEARNED D.R. DID NOT RAISE ANY SERIOUS OBJECTION TO IT. 3. WE HAVE HEARD RIVAL SUBMISSIONS AND PERUSED THE R ELEVANT MATERIAL ON RECORD. WE ARE SATISFIED WITH THE REASON S FOR THE ABSENCE OF THE ASSESSEE AT THE TIME WHEN THE APPEAL WAS TAK EN UP FOR HEARING BY THE TRIBUNAL. WE, THEREFORE, RECALL THE IMPUGNED ORDER AND DIRECT THE REGISTRY TO FIX THE APPEAL FOR HEARING ON 16TH JANUARY, 2013. NO SEPARATE NOTICE NEED BE SENT TO THE ASSESSEE AS THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO THIS EFFECT WAS MADE IN THE OPEN COURT AND THE LEAR NED A.R. HAS WAIVED HIS RIGHT TO SEPARATE NOTICE. 4. 5 )6 ! 0 '' !% ) 0 7) 89 : IN THE RESULT, THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION IS ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THIS 14 TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2012 . !4 0 23+ ;!%6 3 0 < SD/- SD/- (VIVEK VARMA) (R.S.SYAL) # ! # ! # ! # ! / JUDICIAL MEMBER ! ! ! ! / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MUMBAI ; ;!% DATED 14 TH DECEMBER, 2012. DEVDAS* MA NO.505/MUM/2012 M/S.SOLA OPTICAL LENS MARKETING PVT.LTD. 3 !4 0 ,#)=' >'+) !4 0 ,#)=' >'+) !4 0 ,#)=' >'+) !4 0 ,#)=' >'+)/ COPY OF THE ORDER FORWARDED TO : 1. ! / THE APPLICANT. 2. ,-./ / THE RESPONDENT. 3. ? () / THE CIT(A) X, MUMBAI. 4. ? / CIT 5. 'B< ,#)#% , , / DR, ITAT, MUMBAI 6.