Mahatma Gandhi Co-Op. Credit Society ... vs Assessee

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL,PANAJI BENCH, PANAJI [Before Shri P. K. Bansal, AM & Shri D.T Garasia, JM]

Miscellaneous Application No. 19/PNJ/2014 [arising out of ITA No. 231/PNJ/2013 AY2010-11]

Mahatma Gandhi Co-op Society Ltd Vs. I.T.O, Ward-1, Nipani PAN: AAAAM2240H (Applicant) (Respondent)

For the applicant: Shri P.Dinesh, Advocate, ld.AR For the respondent : Shri R.Durai Pandian, ld.DR Date of hearing: 23-01-2015 Date of pronouncement: 23-01-2015

ORDER Per Shri D.T Garasia, JM

This miscellaneous application has been filed by the assessee against the ex-parte order dated 27-02-2014 of the Tribunal passed in ITA No. 231/PNJ/2013 for the assessment year 2010-11.

2. By this misc. application filed u/s. 254(2) of the Act the assessee wants to recall the said ex-parte order of the Tribunal.

3. At the time of hearing before us, it was submitted by the learned AR for the assessee that the Tribunal has passed an exparte order by rejecting the assessee's request stating that the ld. counsel of the assessee had already expressed his inability to attend the tribunal on the said date of hearing for some reasons. However, the ld.AR of the assessee could not appear before the tribunal on 27-02-2014 due to some reasons. It was the further submission that the Tribunal by following the decisions reported in the cases of CIT Vs. Multiplan (I) Ltd reported in 38 ITD 320(Del), 255 ITR 467(AP) and 265 ITR 252 has dismissed the appeal of the assessee being non-appearance on the said date of hearing. It was the submission by him that there was sufficient reasonable cause of the assessee in not appearing on the date of hearing. Finally, he prayed before us that the said order be recalled by allowing this misc. application filed by the assessee.

4. In reply, the learned DR has opposed the misc. application filed by the assessee.

5. Hearing the rival submissions of both the facts and looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, we find that the Tribunal by following the decisions in the cases of CIT Vs. Multiplan (I) Ltd reported in 38 ITD 320(Del), Estate of late Tukjirao Holkar Vs.CWT 2 Misc. Application No.19/PNJ/14 [ITA No.231/PNJ/2013] Mahatma Gandhi Co-op Soc.Ltd

reported in 223 ITR 480(M.P), 255 ITR 467(A.P) and 265 ITR 252 has passed an ex-parte order being non-appearance on the said date of hearing. We further find that there was reasonable cause of the assessee in not appearing on the date of hearing. We, in the interest of justice and fair play, recall the said order dated 27-02-2014 of the Tribunal. Registry is directed to fix the case on normal date of hearing by issuing the notices to the respective parties.

6. In the result, the misc. application filed by the assesseee stands allowed

Order is pronounced in the open court on 23-01-2015

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(P. K. Bansal ) ( D.T Garasia ) Accountant Member Judicial Member Dated :23-01-2015

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2 Respondent -

3. The CIT(A) concerned 4. The CIT concerned

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