Allocation of work to Commissioner of Income-tax (Judicial)-Reg.

Commissioner (Judicial) jurisdiction designated to coordinate High Court litigation and ensure uniform departmental legal stance.

The Commissioner of Income-tax (Judicial) is designated as the nodal officer for High Court litigation and inter-regional coordination to ensure a uniform Departmental interpretation of the Income-tax Act, 1961 within assigned territories. The CIT (J) must process and examine Central Scrutiny Reports for conformity with Departmental views, identify cases for bunching, disseminate settled judicial positions, support Screening and Regional Technical Committees, manage counsel engagement and oversight, maintain appeal and prosecution databases in prescribed formats, and monitor post-filing court proceedings while actual filing remains with jurisdictional PCIT/CIT.