INCOME TAX

Instructions relating to Search & Seizure

Date of Issue: 5.9.2003

Subject: Nodal Officers for the purpose of Collection of information regarding subscribers of Cellular Phones

F. No. 415/2/2000-IT (Inv. I)
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Direct Taxes
Room No. 243-F, North Block

Subject: Nodal Officers for the purpose of Collection of information regarding subscribers of Cellular Phones

As you would be aware, the Central Information Branch (CIB) of the Income Tax Department has been calling for information on subscribers to cellular Phones from the cellular phone operators throughout the country. In this regard it is hereby clarified that the following Income Tax Authorities are designated as Nodal Officers to receive the information from Cellular Phone Operators in respect of areas specified in the corresponding column:

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Sl.                  Designation                      Area

No.

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1.     Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB) ARA           Delhi

       Centre. 2nd Floor, Jhandewalan Extn.,

       New Delhi - 110055

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2.     Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB),              Mumbai

       Mahalaxmi Chambers, Opp. Race Course,

       Mumbai - 400034

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3.     Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), 121,         Tamil Nadu

       Mahatma Gandhi Road, Chennai - 600034. 

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4.     Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), Aayakar      West Bengal, Sikkim

       Bhawan, P-7, Chowringhee Square,               and Union Territory

       Kolkata -700069.                               of Andaman and Nicobar

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5.     Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), Aayakar      Madhya Pradesh

       Bhawan, Hoshangabad Road. Bhopal- 462011       and Chhattisgarh.

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6.     Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), Aayakar      Maharashtra

       Bhawan, 12, Sadhu Vaswani Chowk,               (other than Mumbai).

       Pune-411001.    

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7.     Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), C. R.        Karnataka and Goa

       Building, No. 1, Queens Road,

       Bangalore-560001.       

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8.     Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), Aayakar      Gujarat, UT of Daman,

       Bhawan, Navrangpura,                           Diu and Dadra

       Ahmedabad-380009                               and Nagar Haveli.

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9.     Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), C. R.        Punjab, Haryana,

       Building, Himalya Marg, Sector 17/B,           Himachal Pradesh,

       Chandigarh-160017                              Jammu and Kashmir

                                                      and UT of Chandigarh.

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10.    Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), C. R.        Kerala

       Building, I.S.Press Road, Ernakulam,

       Cochin-682018

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11.    Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), Aayakar      Andhra Pradesh

       Bhawan, Bashewerbagh,

       Hyderabad-500004.

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12.    Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), New          Rajasthan

       C. R. Building, Statue Circle,

       Bhagwandas Road, Jaipur-302005.

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13.    Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB),              Bihar and Jharkhand.

       Central Revenue Building, Birchand Patel

       Marg, Patna-800001.

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15.    Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), Aayakar      Eastern U. P. and

       Bhawan, Ashok Marg, Lucknow-226001             Kumaon Division of

                                                      Uttaranchal.

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16.    Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), Saikia       Assam, Meghalaya,

       Commercial Complex, Shree Nagar Marg,          Mizoram,Manipur,

       Guwahati-781005.                               Tripura, Arunachal

                                                      Pradesh and Nagaland.

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17.    Commissioner of Income Tax (CIB), C. R.        Orissa.

       Building, Rajeswa Vihar,

       Bhubaneshwar-751004.

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This may be brought to the notice of all the cellular phone operators in the country so that requisite information called for by the CIB is furnished.

Sd/-
Vikram Sahay
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India