TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2019 (1) TMI 280
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....e Assessee is filed against the order of Ld. CIT(A)-19, New Delhi, dated 02.12.2015 for Assessment Year 2011-12. At the time of hearing before us no one was present on behalf of the assessee. As the assessee has chosen to be neither present nor represented, it can be concluded that the assessee is not serious in pursuing the appeal filed. Therefore, in our view, the appeal filed by the assessee is....
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....nt powers. Decisions are .taken for the purpose of proper and .expeditious disposal of the appeals in present climate-of mounting arrears partly due to appeals being filed without proper application of mind to facts and law and also at times for altogether extraneous considerations. Therefore, on the basis of inherent powers the Tribunal treated the appeal as unadmitted. The provisions of Rule 19 ....
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.... mere issue of notice does not mean appeal is admitted. This according to us, is the Significance of rule 19(2). 5. It was submitted at the time of hearing of the Reference Application that the language of Rule 24 of the Appellate Tribunal Rules required the Tribunal to dispose of the appeal on merits after hearing the respondent. It may be stated here that the Tribunal has not passed any or....
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....ce the reference is made, fails to appear at the hearing, or foils in taking steps, for preparation of the paper books so as to enable hearing of the reference, the court is not bound to answer the reference." C. Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in the case of New Diwan Oil Mills vs. CIT (2008) 296 ITR 495) returned the reference unanswered since the assessee remained absent and there wa....