Amendment of section 253.
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....igures "or under section 263", the words, figures and letter "or under section 270A" shall be inserted; (B) with effect from the 1st day of June, 2016,- (a) sub-section (2A) and sub-section (3A) shall be omitted; (b) for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of June, 2016, namely:- "(4) The Assessing Officer or the assessee, as the cas....
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....fee shall be payable in the case of an appeal referred to in sub-section (2), or, sub-section (2A) as it stood before its amendment by the Finance Act, 2016, or, a memorandum of cross objections referred to in sub-section (4).". - Clause 93 of the Bill seeks to amend section 253 of the Income tax Act relating to appeals to the Appellate Tribunal. Sub-clause (A) of the said clause seeks to amen....
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.... and will, accordingly, apply in relation to the assessment year 2017- 2018 and subsequent years. Sub-clause (B) of the said clause seeks to omit sub-sections (2A) and (3A) and to substitute sub-section (4) of the said section. Sub-section (2A) of the aforesaid section provides that the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner may, if he objects to any direction issued by the Dispute Resolution P....
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....sessing Officer. It is also proposed to consequently amend sub-section (4) of the aforesaid section so as to exclude therefrom the reference relating to direction of the Dispute Resolution Panel, sub-section (2A) and the order of the Assessing Officer (in pursuance of the directions of the Dispute Resolution Panel). These amendments will take effect from 1st June, 2016. Sub-clause (C) of the s....