Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 21, where it appears to the designated authority that an applicant has obtained a certificate of settlement under sub-section (1) of section 16, by suppressing any material information or particulars or by furnishing any incorrect or false information or particulars, the designated authority, may, within a period of two years from the date of issue of the certificate, for reasons to be recorded in writing and after giving the applicant a reasonable opportunity of showing cause, revoke the certificate and the order. (2) In the case of revocation of a certificate and the order under sub-section (1), the amount paid by the applicant along with the application made under section 11 shall be treated as payment towards the arrears under the relevant Act for the relevant assessment year.