Circular : No. 530-Income Tax Under section 220(6) of the I.T. Act, 1961 where an assessee has presented an appeal u/s 246 of the Act before the Deputy Commissioner (Appeals) or the Commissioner (Appeals), the Assessing Officer may, in his discretion, and subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose in the circumstances of the case, treat the assessee as not being in default in respect of the amount in