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The Finance Act, 2013

Amendment of section 144C

In force As on 09 Oct 2026

Ministry Finance Cited by 2 provisions

Section 40 of the Finance Act, 2013 deals with amendment of section 144C. Amendment of section 144C. 40. In section 144C of the Income-tax Act,— (a) | sub-section (14A) shall be omitted;

Amendment of section 144C.

40. In section 144C of the Income-tax Act,—

(a)sub-section (14A) shall be omitted;
(b)after sub-section (14), the following sub-section shall be inserted with effect from the 1st day of April, 2016, namely:—
"(14A) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any assessment or reassessment order passed by the Assessing Officer with the prior approval of the Commissioner as provided in sub-section (12) of section 144BA.".

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Section 40, The Finance Act, 2013.

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. Income-tax Act s. 144C Reference to dispute resolution panel

Referred to by 2

  1. s. 8 Amendment of section 40
  2. s. First Schedule First Schedule

Questions about Section 40

What does Section 40 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 40 of the Finance Act is headed "Amendment of section 144C". Amendment of section 144C. 40. In section 144C of the Income-tax Act,— (a) | sub-section (14A) shall be omitted;

How do I find court cases under Section 40 of the Finance Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Finance Act 2013 40, section 40 Finance Act 2013, section 40 of the Finance Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 40 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Income-tax Act 144C (Reference to dispute resolution panel), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.

When was the Finance Act enacted?

Finance Act was enacted in 2013. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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