1(1) The Board may, from time to time, issue orders, instructions or directions to other income-tax authorities, fixing such monetary limits as it may deem fit, for the purpose of regulating filing of appeal or application for reference by any income-tax authority under the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) Where, in pursuance of the orders, instructions or directions issued under sub-section (1), an income-tax authority has not filed any appeal or application for reference on any issue in the case of an assessee for any assessment year, it shall not preclude such authority from filing an appeal or application for reference on the same issue in the case of-
(a) the same assessee for any other assessment year; or
(b) any other assessee for the same or any other assessment year.
(3) Notwithstanding that no appeal or application for reference has been filed by an income-tax authority pursuant to the orders or instructions or directions issued under sub-section (1), it shall not be lawful for an assessee, being a party in any appeal or reference, to contend that the income-tax authority has acquiesced in the decision on the disputed issue by not filing an appeal or application for reference in any case.
(4) The Appellate Tribunal or Court, hearing such appeal or reference, shall have regard to the orders, instructions or directions issued under sub-section (1) and the circumstances under which such appeal or application for reference was filed or not filed in respect of any case.
(5) Every order, instruction or direction which has been issued by the Board
fixing monetary limits for filing an appeal or application for reference shall
be deemed to have been issued under sub-section (1) and the provisions of
sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) shall apply accordingly.
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1 Ins. by Act 18 of 2008, s. 51 (w.r.e.f. 1-4-1999).
Section 260A Appeal to High Court
Section 260B Case before High Court to be heard by not less than two Judges
Section 261 Appeal to Supreme Court
Section 262 Hearing before Supreme Court
Section 263 Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue
Section 264 Revision of other orders
Section 265 Tax to be paid notwithstanding reference, etc
Section 266 Execution for costs awarded by Supreme Court
Section 267 Amendment of assessment on appeal
Section 268 Exclusion of time taken for copy
Section 268A Filing of appeal or application for reference by income-tax authority