Abatement of proceeding before Settlement Commission

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.... under sub-section (4) of section 245D has been passed not providing for the terms of settlement; or] (iv) in respect of any other application made under section 245C, an order under sub-section (4) of section 245D has not been passed within the time or period specified under sub-section (4A) of section 245D, the proceedings before the Settlement Commission shall abate on the specified date. Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub-section, "specified date" means- (a) in respect of an application referred to in clause (i), the day on which the application was rejected; (b) in respect of an application referred to in clause (ii), the 31st day of July, 2007; (c) in respect of an application referred to in clause (iii), the last d....

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.... case may be, section 244A, for making the assessment or re-assessment under sub-section (2), the period commencing on and from the date of the application to the Settlement Commission under section 245C and ending with "specified date" referred to in sub-section (1) shall be excluded; and where the assessee is a firm, for the purposes of the time-limit for cancellation of registration of the firm under sub-section (1) of section 186, the period aforesaid shall, likewise, be excluded.]     **************** NOTES:- 1.  Inserted vide Section 65 of the Finance Act, 1987 w.e.f. 01-06-1987 2. Substituted vide Section 2 of the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987 w.e.f. 01-04-1988 before it was read as, "Income-t....

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....r information produced by the assessee before the Settlement Commission or the results of the inquiry held or evidence recorded by the Settlement Commission in the course of the proceedings before it as if such materials, information, inquiry and evidence had been produced before the 2C[Assessing Officer​​​​​​​] or held or recorded by him in the course of the proceedings before him. (3) For the purposes of the time-limit under sections 149, 153, 154, 155 and 231 and for the purposes of payment of interest under section 243 and 244, in a case referred to in sub-section (1), the period commencing on and from the date of the application to the Settlement Commission under section 245C and ending with ....