Section 116 of the Income-tax Act lists various Income Tax Authorities. At clause (c) of this section, Directors of Income-tax or Commissioner of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals) have been listed as one Income Tax Authority. Under section 117(1) of the Act, the Central Government appoints such persons as Income Tax Authorities. The post of Commissioner under section 117 and the post of a Director of Income-tax is inter-changeable.
It is therefore proposed to amend the provisions of section 2 to include a Director of Income-tax appointed under sub-section (1) of section 117 within the definition of a Commissioner.
This amendment will take effect retrospectively from the 1st day of April, 1988 and will accordingly apply to assessment year 1988-89 and subsequent assessment years.
