I N THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL BENCH B CHENNAI BEFORE SHRI ABRAHAM P. GEORGE, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AN D SHRI GEORGE MATHAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER .. M. A. NO. 70/MDS/2011 (IN ITA NO. 350/MDS/2010) ASSESSMENT YEAR :2006-07 SHRI R. RAMANATHAN, P/O VENGARIAMMAN YARN AGENCY, 105, VAIYAPURI NAGAR, FIRST CROSS, KARUR. V. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX, CIRCLE-II, TRICHY. (PAN: AAGPR7903K) (APPLICANT) (RESPONDENT) APPLICANT BY : SHRI N. QUADIR HOSEYN RESPONDENT BY : SHRI SHAJI P. JACOB O R D E R PER GEORGE MATHAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER : THIS MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION IS FILED BY THE ASSESSEE AGAINST THE ORDER OF THIS TRI BUNAL IN ITA NO.350/MDS/2010 DATED 09-03-2011 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2006-07. 2. SHRI N. QUADIR HOSEYN, ADVOCATE REPRESENTED ON B EHALF OF THE ASSESSEE AND SHRI SHAJI P. JACOB SR. DR REPRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE REVENUE. 3. THE TRIBUNAL DISMISSED THE ASSESSEES APPEAL IN LIMINE FOR NON-PROSECUTION, FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE DELHI BENCH OF THE TR IBUNAL IN THE CASE OF CIT V. M.A. NO.70/MDS/2011 2 MULTIPLAN INDIA (P) LTD. REPORTED IN 38 ITD 320 AND MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT DECISION IN THE CASE OF LATE TUKOJIRAO HOLKAR V. CW T REPORTED IN 223 ITR 480. THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED BY THE ASS ESSEE SUBMITTING THAT HIS COUNSEL COULD NOT REPRESENT THE ASSESSEE ON THE DATE OF HEA RING ON 09-03-2011 DUE TO HIS WIFES OPERATION AND POST-OPERATIVE HOSPITALIZATION . THE LD. DR DID NOT RAISE ANY SERIOUS OBJECTION. 4. WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE SUBMISSIONS. WE ARE CONV INCED THAT DUE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES AS EXPLAINED BY THE ASSESSEE, THE ASS ESSEE WAS NOT ABLE TO APPEAR ON THE DATE OF HEARING. HENCE IN THE INTEREST OF J USTICE, WE RECALL OUR ORDER DATED 09-03-2011. THE APPEAL IS POSTED FOR HEARING ON 11-08-2011. NO NOTICE OF HEARING NEEDS TO BE ISSUED AS THE PARTIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THE DATE OF HEARING. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIO N FILED BY THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED. 5. THE ORDER WAS PRONOUNCED IN THE COURT ON 17-06-2 011. SD/- SD/- (ABRAHAM P. GEORGE) (GEORGE MATHAN) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER CHENNAI, DATED THE 17 TH JUNE, 2011. H. COPY TO: APPLICANT/AO/CIT (A)/CIT/D.R./GUARD FILE