Section 263(1) of the Income Tax Act
Income-tax Act, 2025: s.377
Section 263(1) falls under section 263 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, which corresponds to section 377 (Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue) of the Income-tax Act, 2025.
Read section 377 of the 2025 Act
Correspondence checked against the ICAI tabular mapping of the two Acts and the BharatTax.co section commentary.
The decision most relied on for Section 263(1) is Vedanta Ltd. v. CIT (124 Taxmann.com 435), cited in 35 of the 52 judgments on BharatTax that turn on this section.
Leading authorities on Section 263(1)
A revision under section 263 by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax requires both an assessment order that is erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of the revenue. The Principal Commissioner must demonstrate a lack of inquiry or inadequate investigation by the Assessing Officer.