(1) The Commissioner may suo motu or otherwise, call for and examine the record of any proceeding under this Act, and if he considers that any order passed therein by Assistant Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Officer, Assistant Commercial Taxes Officer or Junior Commercial Taxes Officer or Incharge of a check–post or barrier is either erroneous, or prejudicial to the interest of the State revenue, he may, after having made or after having caused to be made such enquiry as he considers necessary, and after having given to the dealer a reasonable opportunity of being heard, pass such order or issue such direction as he deems proper under the circumstances of the case.
(2) No order or direction under sub–section (1) shall be passed or issued by the Commissioner if a period of five years has already elapsed from the date on which the order sought to be revised was passed.