IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DIVISION BENCH, CHANDIGARH BEFORE SHRI BHAVNESH SAINI, JUDICIAL MEMBER MA NO.81/CHD/2016 IN ITA NO. 846/CHD/2016 ( ASSESSMENT YEAR 2006-07) M/S G.B. GRAM UDYOG, VS THE ITO, VILL-JATPUR, P.O. KHANPUR, UNA (HP). DISTT. UNA (HP). PAN : AAEFT8422F (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) APPELLANT BY : SHRI PARIKSHIT AGGARWAL RESPONDENT BY : SHRI S.K.MITTAL, DR DATE OF HEARING : 16.12.2016 DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 16.12.2016 O R D E R I HAVE HEARD LD. REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH THE PARTIE S. 2. THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE WAS DISMISSED FOR DEF AULT VIDE ORDER DATED 11.08.2016. THE LD. COUNSEL FOR T HE ASSESSEE SUBMITTED THAT THE NOTICE SENT FOR FIXATIO N OF THE DATE OF HEARING FOR 11.08.2016 WAS NOT RECEIVED BY THE ASSESSEE. 3. CONSIDERING EXPLANATION OF THE ASSESSEE, I AM SATISFIED THAT ASSESSEE WAS PREVENTED BY SUFFICIENT CAUSE IN NOT APPEARING ON THE DATE OF HEARING. FURTHER, APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE HAS NOT BEEN DECIDED ON MERIT. THE REFORE, ONE MORE CHANCE COULD BE GIVEN TO THE ASSESSEE TO A RGUE THE APPEAL ON MERIT. 2 4. IN THIS VIEW OF THE MATTER, I RECALL EARLIER ORD ER DATED 11.08.2016 AND RESTORE THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE. OFFICE IS DIRECTED TO FIX THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE FOR H EARING ON MERITS ON 18.01.2017 FOR WHICH DATE NO SEPARATE NOT ICE WILL BE ISSUED TO THE ASSESSEE. 5. THE MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION IS ALLOWED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN THE OPEN COURT. SD/- (BHAVNESH SAINI) JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED: 16 TH DECEMBER,2016. POONAM COPY TO: 1. THE APPELLANT 2. THE RESPONDENT 3. THE CIT(A) 4. THE CIT,DR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, ITAT/CHD