Procedure when assessee claims identical question of law is pending before High Court or Supreme Court.

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....ive of anything contained in this Act, where an assessee claims that- (a) any question of law arising in his case for a tax year pending before the Assessing Officer or any appellate authority (such case being hereafter in this section referred to as the relevant case) is identical with a question of law arising in his case for another tax year; (b) such question of law is pending before- (i....

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....rees to apply in the relevant case, the final decision on the question of law in the other case, he shall not raise such question of law in the relevant case before any appellate authority or in a subsequent appeal before a higher forum. (2) Where a declaration under sub-section (1) is furnished to any appellate authority, the appellate authority shall-- (a) call for a report from the Assessing....

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....t awaiting the final decision on the question of law in the other case; and (b) the assessee shall not be entitled to raise, in relation to the relevant case, such question of law in appeal before any appellate authority or in any subsequent appeal before a higher forum. (6) When the decision on the question of law in the other case becomes final, it shall be applied to the relevant case and th....