ORDER
INCOME-TAX ACT
Section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 – Reference to Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) – Powers, functions and jurisdiction of DRP at Headquarters Delhi and Mumbai
ORDER NO. 3/JS(FT&TR-II)/2010, DATED 8-3-2010
In exercise of the powers conferred under section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 read with Income-tax (Dispute Resolution Panel) Rules, 2009 issued through Notification No. 84/2009 [F.No. 142/22/2009-TPL]/S.O. 2958(E), dated 20-11-2009 and keeping in view the workload and efficient functioning of Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) at Headquarters Delhi and Mumbai, the Board hereby directs that the following DRPs shall exercise the powers and perform the functions in respect of such cases or classes of cases specified in the corresponding entries in the column mentioned against them:
| S. No. | Head-quarters | Name of the DRP | Jurisdiction | Cases or classes of cases |
| 1. | Delhi | Delhi, DRP-I | (i) NCT of Delhi; | In the case of eligible assessees covered under section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 with the name beginning with any of the alphabet ‘A’ to ‘G’. |
| (ii) Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Jammu & Kashmir; | ||||
| (iii) Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. | ||||
| 2. | Delhi | Delhi, DRP-II | (i) NCT of Delhi; | In the case of eligible assessees covered under section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 with the name beginning with any of the alphabet ‘H’ to ‘Z’. |
| (ii) Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Jammu & Kashmir; | ||||
| (iii) Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. | ||||
| 3. | Mumbai | Mumbai, DRP-I | (i) Mumbai; | In the case of eligible assessees covered under section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 with the name beginning with any of the alphabet ‘A’ to ‘K’. |
| (ii) Rest of Maharashtra except Pune; | ||||
| (iii) Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. | ||||
| 4. | Mumbai | Mumbai, DRP-II | (i) Mumbai; | In the case of eligible assessees covered under section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 with the name beginning with any of the alphabet ‘L’ to ‘Z’. |
| (ii) Rest of Maharashtra except Pune; | ||||
| (iii) Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. |
2. This issues with the approval of Chairman, CBDT.
