IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH, CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND MS. ANNAPURNA GUPTA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER MA NO.80/CHD/2016 IN ITA NO. 685/CHD/2015 ( ASSESSMENT YEAR 2007-08) BIBI JAGIR KAUR, VS THE ITO, 673, PHASE-VI, WARD 6(2), MOHALI. MOHALI. PAN: ACWPK1229P (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SHRI GUNJEET SINGH SYAL RESPONDENT BY : SHRI S.K.MITTAL, DR DATE OF HEARING : 09.12.2016 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 09.12.2016 O R D E R PER BHAVNESH SAINI,JM WE HAVE HEARD LD. REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH THE PARTIES. THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE WAS DISMISSED FOR DEFAULT VIDE ORDER DATED 30.11.2015 2. THE LD. COUNSEL FOR THE ASSESSEE SUBMITTED THAT ASSESSEE HAS SENT REQUEST THROUGH POST ON 09.11.201 5 FOR ADJOURNMENT, WHICH PERHAPS HAS NOT REACHED THE OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNAL. COPY OF THE SAME IS PLACED ON RECORD. 2 3. CONSIDERING THE EXPLANATION OF THE ASSESSEE, WE ARE SATISFIED THAT ASSESSEE WAS PREVENTED BY SUFFICIENT CAUSE IN NOT APPEARING ON THE DATE OF HEARING. FUR THER, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED ON MERI T. THEREFORE, ONE MORE CHANCE COULD BE GIVEN TO THE ASSESSEE TO ARGUE THE APPEAL ON MERITS. IN THIS VI EW OF THE MATTER, WE RECALL OUR EARLIER ORDER DATED 30.11 .2015 AND RESTORE THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE. OFFICE IS DIRECTED TO FIX THE APPEAL FOR HEARING ON 15.02.201 7 FOR WHICH DATE, NO SEPARATE NOTICE WILL BE ISSUED TO TH E ASSESSEE. 4. THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION OF THE ASSESSEE IS ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- SD/- ( ANNAPURNA GUPTA) (BHAVNESH SAINI) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 9 TH DECEMBER,2016. POONAM COPY TO: 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT(A) 4. THE CIT,DR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT/CHD