Instruction No. 11/ 2014
F.No. 279/Misc./M-115/2013-ITJ
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
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To, New Delhi, the 16 th May, 2014
All Chief Commissioners of Income-tax,
All Directors General of Income-tax
Sir/ Madam,
Subject: - Orders passed under section 264 of the Income Tax Act - Administrative
supervision- reg.
Under Section 264 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), the
Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT) may, either of his own motion or on an application made by
the assessee, revise an order passed by an authority subordinate to him. The CIT may, before
revising such, order, make enquiry or cause such enquiry to be made and subject to the
provisions of the Act, pass such order which is not prejudicial to the assessee.
2.
The statutory function under section 264 of the Act performed by the CIT is required to
be reported by the CIT and also appraised by the supervisory Officers. Therefore, it has been
decided to issue the following guidelines to be complied forthwith in respect of orders passed
under section 264 of the Act:-
a) The CIT shall prepare a brief of the orders passed under section 264 of the Act and report
the same to the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income --Tax/ Chief Commissioner of Income --
Tax (CCIT) in the monthly DO letter along with a copy of such order.
b) The Pr. CCIT/ CCIT shall report the number of orders passed under section 264 of the
Act by the CsIT under his/her jurisdiction along with his/her observation in relation to any order,
if deemed fit, to the Zonal Member of the CBDT in the monthly DO letter. The Pr. CCIT/CCIT
shall also communicate his/her observation to the CIT.
3. The above Instruction may be brought to the knowledge of all concerned.
4. Hindi version of the Instruction will follow.
Yours faithfully,
(Priyanka Singh)
Copy to: (OSD), ITJ, CBDT
1. The Chairman, all Members of the CBDT.
2. The Director (PR, PP & OL), Mayur Bhawan, New Delhi for printing in the quarterly tax
bulletin and for circulation as per usual mailing list.
3. NIC, M/o Finance for uploading on the Department's website.
4. Hindi Cell for translation
5. Guard file.
(Pri a ngh)
(OSD), ITJ, CBDT
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