1(1) No notice shall be issued under section 148 by an Assessing Officer, after the expiry of a period of four years from the end of the relevant assessment year, unless the Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or Principal Commissioner or Commissioner is satisfied, on the reasons recorded by the Assessing Officer, that it is a fit case for the issue of such notice.
(2) In a case other than a case falling under sub-section (1), no notice shall be issued under section 148 by an Assessing Officer, who is below the rank of Joint Commissioner, unless the Joint Commissioner is satisfied, on the reasons recorded by such Assessing Officer, that it is a fit case for the issue of such notice.
(3) For the purposes of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2), the Principal
Chief Commissioner or the Chief Commissioner or the Principal Commissioner or
the Commissioner or the Joint Commissioner, as the case may be, being satisfied
on the reasons recorded by the Assessing Officer about fitness of a case for the
issue of notice under section 148, need not issue such notice himself.
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1. Subs. by Act 20 of 2015, s. 36, for section 151 (w.e.f. 1-6-2015).
Section 151 Sanction for issue of notice
Section 153 Time limit for completion of assessments, reassessments and recomputation
Section 153A Assessment in case of search or requisition
Section 153B Time-limit for completion of assessment under section 153A
Section 153C Assessment of income of any other person
Section 153D Prior approval necessary for assessment in cases of search or requisition
Section 154 Rectification of mistake