GULSHAN KUMAR MEHDIRATTA,SAHARANPUR vs. ITO, WARD- 3(2), SAHARANPUR

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCHES “SMC” : DELHI BEFORE SHRI AMIT SHUKLA, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA.No.3857/Del./2018 Assessment Year 2014-15 Gulshan Kumar Mehdiratta Income Tax Officer Saharanpur Ward-3 (2) vs. Saharanpur PAN AHBPM5404A (Appellant) (Respondent) For Assessee : -None- For Revenue : Shri S.L. Anuragi, Sr. D.R. Date of Hearing : 07.01.2019 Date of Pronouncement : 07.01.2019 ORDER PER AMIT SHUKLA, J.M.

This appeal by assessee has been directed against the order of Ld. CIT(Appeals)-Muzaffrnagar dated 22.5.2018 for the A.Y. 2014-15. 2. None appeared on behalf of the assessee at the time of hearing of the appeal despite noting the date of hearing by the A.R. It appears that assessee is no more interested in prosecuting the appeal. Therefore, the appeal of assessee is liable to be dismissed as un- admitted. 3. In view of the above and having regard to Rule 19(2) of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Rules and following various decisions of Delhi Bench of the Tribunal including that of Multiplan India Ltd., 38 ITD 320 (Del.); Hon’ble Madhya Pradesh High Court decision in the case of Estate of Late Tukojirao Holkar vs. CWT 223 ITR 480 (MP), and

also the decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of CIT vs. B. Bhattachargee & Another (118 ITR 461 at page 477-478) wherein their Lordships held that the appeal does not mean, mere filing of the memo of appeal but effectively pursuing the same, the appeal of the assessee is dismissed as un-admitted. Order pronounced in the open Court. sd/- (AMIT SHUKLA) JUDICIAL MEMBER Delhi, Dated 7th January, 2019 Veena Copy to 1. The appellant 2. The respondent 3. CIT(A) concerned 4. CIT concerned 5. D.R. ITAT ‘G’ Bench, Delhi 6. Guard File.