TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Insertion of new Chapter XIXA
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....ssion") for the settlement of cases under this Chapter. (2) The Settlement Commission shall consist of a Chairman and two other members and shall function within the Department of the Central Government dealing with direct taxes. (3) The Chairman and other members of the Settlement Commission shall be appointed by the Central Government from amongst persons of integrity and outstanding ability, having special knowledge of, and experience in, problems relating to direct taxes and business accounts : Provided that, where a member of the Board is appointed as the Chairman or as a member of the Settlement Commission, he shall cease to be a member of the Board : Provided further that, until the members are appointed under this sub-section, it shall be competent for the Central Government to require, from time to time, any two members of the Board to serve as members of the Settlement Commission for such period as the Central Government thinks fit, in addition to their duties as members of the Board. 245C. Application for settlement of cases. (1) An assessee may, at any stage of a case relating to him, make an application in such form....
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....r sub-section (3), and after giving an opportunity to the applicant and to the Commissioner to be heard, either in person or through a representative duly authorised in this behalf, and after examining such further evidence as may be placed before it or obtained by it, the Settlement Commission may, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, pass such order as it thinks fit on the matters covered by the application and any other matter relating to the case not covered by the application, but referred to in the report of the Commissioner under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3). (5) The materials brought on record before the Settlement Commission shall be considered by all the members thereof before passing any order under sub-section (4) and, in the case of a difference of opinion among the members, the opinion of the majority shall prevail and such order shall be expressed in terms of the views of the majority. (6) Every order passed under sub-section (4) shall provide for the terms of settlement including any demand by way of tax, penalty or interest, the manner in which any sum due under the settlement shall be paid and all other matters to make the settlem....
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....case. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) and in the absence of any express direction to the contrary by the Settlement Commission, nothing contained in this section shall affect the operation of any other provision of this Act requiring the applicant to pay tax on the basis of self-assessment or by way of advance tax in relation to the matters before the Settlement Commission. (4) For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that, in the absence of any express direction by the Settlement Commission to the contrary, nothing in this Chapter shall affect the operation of the provisions of this Act in so far as they relate to any matters other than those before the Settlement Commission. (5) The Settlement Commission shall, subject to the provisions of this Chapter, have power to regulate its own procedure (including the fixation of places and times of its meetings) and may act notwithstanding that all the members of the Settlement Commission are not present at any of its meetings. 245G. Inspection, etc., of reports. No person shall be entitled to inspect, or obtain copies of, any reports made by any Income-tax auth....
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.... reopened in any proceeding under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force. 245J. Recovery of sums due under order of settlement. Any sum specified in an order of settlement passed under sub-section (4) of section 245D may, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified therein, be recovered, and any penalty for default in making payment of such sum may be imposed and recovered in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XVII, by the Income-tax Officer having jurisdiction over the person who made the application for settlement under section 245C. 245K. Bar on subsequent application for settlement in certain cases. Where,- (i) an order of settlement passed under sub-section (4) of section 245D provides for the imposition of a penalty on the person who made the application under section 245C for settlement, on the ground of concealment of particulars of his income; or (ii) after the passing of an order of settlement under the said sub-section (4) in relation to a case, such person is convicted of any offence under Chapter XXII in relation to that case, then, he shall not be entitled to apply f....