Section 243 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Power to transfer cases.

(1) The specified income-tax authority may transfer any case from one or more Assessing Officers subordinate to him (whether with or without concurrent jurisdiction) to any other Assessing Officer or Assessing Officers (whether with or without concurrent jurisdiction) subordinate to him.(2) If the Assessing Officer or Assessing Officers, from whom the case is to be […]

Section 244 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Change of incumbent of an office.

(1) Whenever, in respect of any proceeding under this Act, an income-tax authority ceases to exercise jurisdiction and is succeeded by another who has and exercises jurisdiction, the income-tax authority so succeeding may continue the proceeding from the stage at which the proceeding was left by his predecessor.(2) Before the proceeding referred to in sub-section

Section 246 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Power regarding discovery, production of evidence, etc.

(1) The Assessing Officer, Joint Commissioner, Joint Commissioner (Appeals), Commissioner (Appeals), Commissioner or Principal Commissioner, or Chief Commissioner or Principal Chief Commissioner and the Dispute Resolution Panel referred to in section 275(17)(a), shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the same powers as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure,

Section 247 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Search and seizure.

(1) Where the competent authority, in consequence of information in his possession, has reason to believe that—(a) any person to whom a summons under section 246(1) or a notice under section 268(1),––(i) was issued to produce, or cause to be produced, any books of account or other documents or any information stored in any electronic

Section 248 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Powers to requisition.

(1) Where the approving authority, in consequence of information in his possession, has reason to believe that—(a) any person to whom a summons under section 246(1), or notice under section 268(1) was issued to produce, or cause to be produced, any books of account or other documents or any information stored in an electronic mediaor

Section 250 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Application of seized or requisitioned assets.

(1) The Assessing Officer may recover the tax liability (including penalty or interest payable other than advance tax) out of the assets seized under section 247 or requisitioned under section 248, and such liability shall be the aggregate of––(a) any existing liability under this Act, or under the Income-tax Act, 1961 or the Black Money

Section 252 of Income Tax Act, 2025 : Power to call for information.

(1) The Assessing Officer, the Joint Commissioner or the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) or the Commissioner (Appeals) may, for the purposes of this Act, require any—(a) person, including a banking company or any officer thereof, to furnish, within such time, requisite information or to furnish statements of account and affairs verified in such manner specified by