Duplicate PAN cancellation timeframe requires prior administrative representation before judicial intervention, ensuring a time-bound decision on the request.

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....Prescription of a timeframe for deciding applications to cancel or surrender duplicate PANs was referred to CBDT for initial consideration because no prior representation had stated the grounds for such a timeframe. The petitioner may submit a detailed representation; CBDT must decide it in accordance with law within eight weeks of receipt and communicate the decision.....