IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH, CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND MS. RANO JAIN, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MA NO.51,52 & 53/CHD/2015 IN ITA NOS. 483, 484,485/CHD/2014 ( A.Y. : 2003-04, 2005-06 & 2006-07) SHRI SANJEEV BHARDWEAJ, VS THE ACIT, 553/1/F, GILL ROAD, CIRCLE V, MILLER GANJ, LUDHIANA. LUDHIANA. PAN: ABJPB9835E (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SHRI KULDIP SINGH RESPONDENT BY : SHRI S.K. MITTAL DATE OF HEARING : 09.10.2015 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 09.10.2015 O R D E R PER BHAVNESH SAINI,JM ALL THE APPEALS OF THE ASSESSEE WERE DISMISSED IN DEFAULT VIDE ORDER DATED 23.05.2015. 2. THE ASSESSEE IN THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION EXPLAINED THAT NO NOTICE OF HEARING WAS SERVED UPON ASSESSEE FOR THE DATE FIXED WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY A FFIDAVIT OF THE ASSESSEE. 3. CONSIDERING THE EXPLANATION OF THE ASSESSEE, WE ARE SATISFIED THAT ASSESSEE WAS PREVENTED BY SUFFICIENT CAUSE FROM APPEARING BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL ON THE DATE OF H EARING. 2 THE EARLIER ORDER DATED 25.03.2015 IS, THEREFORE, R ECALLED AND WE RESTORE THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE. OFFICE I S DIRECTED TO FIX THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE FOR HEARING ON ME RITS ON 29.12.2015 FOR WHICH DATE, NO SEPARATE NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED TO THE ASSESSEE. 5. IN THE RESULT, THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS FI LED BY THE ASSESSEE ARE ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- SD/- (RANO JAIN) (BHAVNESH SAINI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 9 TH OCTOBER,2015. POONAM COPY TO: THE APPELLANT, THE RESPONDENT, THE CIT(A), THE CIT, DR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT CHANDIGARH