2014 (12) TMI 390

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....or Counsel For the Respondent : Sri J. V. Pasad, Standing Counsel ORDER (Per the Hon'ble Sri Justice L. Narasimha Reddy) These three writ petitions are filed by the respondent in I.T.A Nos.1694. 1695 and 1696/H/96 on the file of the Hyderabad Bench A of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Hyderabad (for short, the Act). In the returns filed for the assessment years 1990-91, 1991-....

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....der dated 30-08-2001 and the  orders passed by the Commissioner in favour of the petitioner were set aside. The petitioner filed M.P Nos.1, 2 and 3/Hyd/2003 under Rule 25 of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Rules, 1963 (for short, the Rules), with a prayer to set aside the order dated 30-08-2001. It was pleaded that after the request for adjournment was acceded to, the Tribunal did not in....

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....passed in the absence of the respondent and hear the appeal afresh. The Tribunal has extracted the letter addressed by the petitioner and mentioned the steps taken thereon. Though it is stated that the date of hearing was adjourned from 04-07-2001 to 29-08-2001, it is not clear as to whether the petitioner was put on notice about the date of hearing. Had it been a case where the adjournment was....

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....; Hence, the writ petitions are allowed and the order dated 17-04-2002 is set aside. Consequently, the miscellaneous petitions are allowed and the common order dated 30-08-2001 passed by the Tribunal is set aside. The Tribunal shall hear the appeals afresh and dispose of the same in accordance with law. It is made clear the petitioner shall ensure that it is represented before the Tribunal on t....