AO cannot recommend section 263 revision to CIT

Alfa Laval Lund AB Vs CIT (ITAT Pune)

It is trite that a power which vests exclusively in one authority, can’t be invoked or cause to be invoked by another, either directly or indirectly. Section 263 of the Act confers power on the CIT to revise an assessment order, subject to certain conditions. Instantly, we are confronted with a situation in which the revision was initiated on the basis of the AO sending a proposal to the CIT and not on the CIT suo motu calling for and examining the record of the assessment

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