Form No. I.T.C.P. 16
[See rule 48 of the Second Schedule to the Income-tax Act, 1961]
Order of attachment of immovable property
Office of the Tax Recovery Officer,
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To
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* Whereas * you/…………………….*have/has failed to pay the sum of Rs……payable by……………………………………[defaulter]
* you/him in respect of certificate No…………………..dated…………………..drawn up by the undersigned,………….., and the interest payable under section 220(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961,
* Whereas * you/……………….[defaulter] * have/has failed to pay the sum of Rs. payable by * you/him in respect of certificate No……………………..dated forwarded by the Tax Recovery Officer,………………., to the undersigned, and the interest payable under section 220(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ; and whereas the said Tax Recovery Officer has sent to the undersigned a certified copy of the said certificate under section 223(2) of the said Act specifying that an amount of Rs. is to be recovered from * you/the defaulter;
It is ordered that you, the said……………………be, and you are hereby, prohibited and restrained, until the further order of the undersigned, from transferring or charging the under-mentioned property † which is included in the property of the defaulter by virtue of the Explanation to sub-section (1) of section 222 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, in any way and that all persons be, and that they are hereby prohibited from taking any benefit under such transfer or charge.
SPECIFICATION OF PROPERTY
Given under my hand and seal at…………….this………………..day of
(SEAL)                                                                                 Tax Recovery Officer
*Score out whichever paragraph/portion is not applicable.
†Score out portion in italics, if not applicable.