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Section 116: Income-tax authorities

The Income-tax Act, 1961Central Act · Act 43 of 1961

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Income-tax Act, 2025, with effect from 1 April 2026

CHAPTER XIII

INCOME-TAX AUTHORITIES

A.—Appointment and control

Income-tax authorities.

There shall be the following classes of income-tax authorities for the purposes of this Act, namely :—

(a) the Central Board of Direct Taxes constituted under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963 (54 of 1963),

(aa) Principal Directors General of Income-tax or Principal Chief Commissioners of Income-tax,

(b) Directors-General of Income-tax or Chief Commissioners of Income-tax,

(ba) Principal Directors of Income-tax or Principal Commissioners of Income-tax,

(c) Directors of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax or Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals),

(cc) Additional Directors of Income-tax or Additional Commissioners of Income-tax or Additional Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals),

(cca) Joint Directors of Income-tax or Joint Commissioners of Income-tax or Joint Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals),

(d) Deputy Directors of Income-tax or Deputy Commissioners of Income-tax or Deputy Commissioners of Income-tax (Appeals),

(e) Assistant Directors of Income-tax or Assistant Commissioners of Income-tax,

(f) Income-tax Officers,

(g) Tax Recovery Officers,

(h) Inspectors of Income-tax.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Income-tax Act, 1961
Section116
Marginal noteIncome-tax authorities
JurisdictionCentral
StatusRepealed

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