Prohibition on self-appeal: Assistant Commissioners must not hear appeals from their own orders; appeals must be transferred.

An Assistant Commissioner must not hear an appeal against an order he passed as Income tax Officer; in such cases the Appellate Assistant Commissioner must notify the Commissioner, who shall have the appeal transferred to another Appellate Assistant Commissioner. The Board directs strict compliance with this Office Manual instruction to prevent self-appeal and ensure impartial appellate procedure.

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