Power of 1 2 Principal Director General or Director General or 3 Principal
Director or Director, 4 5Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or
6Principal Commissioner or Commissioner and 7Joint Commissioner. The 2 Principal
Director General or Director General or 3 Principal Director or Director, the 4
5Principal Chief Commissioner or Chief Commissioner or 6Principal Commissioner
or Commissioner and the 7Joint Commissioner shall be competent to make any
enquiry under this Act, and for this purpose shall have all the powers that an
Assessing Officer has under this Act in relation to the making of enquiries.
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1. Subs. by Act 4 of 1988, s. 2, for Director of Inspection (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).
2. Subs. by Act 25 of 2014, s. 4, for Director General (w.r.e.f. 1-6-2013).
3. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for Director (w.r.e.f. 1-6-2013)
4. Subs. by Act 21 of 1998, s. 3, for Deputy Commissioner (w.e.f. 1-10-1998).
Earlier Deputy Commissioner was substituted for Inspecting Assistant
Commissioner by Act 4 of 1988, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).
5. Subs. by Act 25 of 2014,s. 4, for Chief Commissioner (w.r.e.f. 1-6-2013).
6. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for Commissioner (w.r.e.f. 1-6-2013).
7. Subs. by Act 21 of 1998, s. 3, for Deputy Commissioner (w.e.f. 1-10-1998).
Section 133 Power to call for information
Section 133B Power to collect certain information
Section 133C Power to call for information by prescribed income-tax authority
Section 134 Power to inspect registers of companies
Section 136 Proceedings before income-tax authorities to be judicial proceedings