MP NO. 68/C/2016 1 IN THE INCOME TAX APPEL L A TE T R IBUNAL COCHIN BENCH KOCHI BEFORE S/ SH RI B P JAIN , A M & GEORGE GEORGE K, JM MISCELLANEOUS PETITIN NO. 68/COCH/2016 ARISING OUT OF ITA NO 195/COCH/2016 ( A SST YEAR 2009 - 10 ) SH K AJAYKUMAR SREEPAADAM OPP BLUEMOON APARTM ENTS KADAVANTHRA KUMARANASAN NAGAR KOCHI 682 020 VS THE INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 3(1), KOCHI ( APP LICANT ) (RESPONDENT) PAN NO. ABGPA2880H ASSESSEE BY SH K P PAULSON REVENUE BY SH A DHANARAJ, SR DR DATE OF HEARING 6 TH SEPT 2016 DATE OF PRONOUNCE MENT 6 TH SEPT 2016 OR D ER PER B P JAIN, AM : TH E MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS ARISING OUT OF THE ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL IN ITA NO 195 /COCH/201 6 RELATING TO ASSESSMENT YEAR 20 09 - 10 . 2 THE APPEA L OF THE ASSESSEE WAS DISMISSED IN LIMINE VIDE ORDER DATED 25 TH MAY 2016 . NOW, BY TH IS MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION, THE ASSESSEE REQUESTS THE TRIBUNAL TO RECALL ITS EX - PARTE ORDER DATED IN ITA NO 195 /COCH/201 6 AS THE MP NO. 68/C/2016 2 ASSESSEE COULD NOT ATTEND THE HEARING ON THE GIVEN DATE AS EXPLAINED IN THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION. 3 WE HAVE HEARD THE RIVAL SUBMISSIONS. CONSIDERING THE FACTS BROUGHT ON RECORD, WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT THE ASSESSEE WAS PREVENTED BY SUFFICIENT CAUSE IN NOT ATTENDING BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL ON THE DATE OF HEARING. THEREFORE, WE RECALL OUR ORDER DATED 25 TH MAY 2016 . 4 THE REGISTRY IS DIRECTED TO POST THE CASE FOR HEARING ON 5 TH OCT 2016 AS ANNOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT AT THE TIME OF HEARING OF MISCELLANEOUS PETITION ON 6 TH SEPT 2016 . SINCE THE DATE OF HEARING IS PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT, THERE IS NO NEED TO SEND A SEPARATE NOTICE TO THE PARTIES. IT IS ORDERED ACCORDINGLY. 4 IN THE RESULT, THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT ON THIS 6 TH DAY OF SEPT 2016 . SD/ - SD/ - ( GEORGE GEORGE K ) ( B P JAIN ) JU DICIAL MEMBER ACCOUNTANT MEMBER COCHIN: DATED 6 TH , SEPT 2016 RAJ* MP NO. 68/C/2016 3 COPY TO: 1 . APPELLANT 2 . RESPONDENT 3 . CIT(A) 4 . CIT, 5 . DR 6 . GUARD FILE BY ORDER ASSISTANT REGISTRAR ITAT, COCHIN