CBDT notifies Special Courts in Maharashtra for Trial of Offences punishable under the Income Tax Act 1961

Special Court notified in Maharashtra for trial of offences under Income Tax

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) (INVESTIGATION DIVISION-V) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 10th August, 2020

S.O. 2682(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 280A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) and section 84 of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 (22 of 2015), the Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of Bombay, hereby designates the following courts of Magistrates of First Class as Special Courts under sub-section (1) of section 280A of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and section 84 of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015 in the State of Maharashtra, for trial of offences punishable under the Income tax Act, 1961 and other related matters, namely:- [caption id="attachment_90661" align="aligncenter" width="552"] Special Court notified in Maharashtra for trial of offences under Income Tax[/caption]

(i) the 38th Court, Ballard Pier for Mumbai region and 31st Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Vikhroli for Mumbai including cases at Thane;

(ii) the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagpur for entire Vidarbha region, and

(iii) the Court of 10th Joint Civil Judge Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class (Court No. 8), Pune for Pune region.

[Notification No. 59/2020 dated 10-08-2020/F. No 285/30/2019-IT (Inv.V) CBDT]

DEEPAK TIWARI, Commissioner of Income Tax (OSD) (INV.)