Section 62:
Manner of declaration.
(1) A declaration under section 59 shall be made to the Principal
Commissioner or the Commissioner and shall be in such form and shall be verified in such manner as
may be prescribed.
(2) The declaration shall be signed,—
(i) where the declarant is an individual, by the individual himself; where such individual is absent
from India, by the individual concerned or by some person duly authorised by him in this behalf; and
where the individual is mentally incapacitated from attending to his affairs, by his guardian or by any
other person competent to act on his behalf;
(ii) where the declarant is a Hindu undivided family, by the karta, and where the karta is absent
from India or is mentally incapacitated from attending to his affairs, by any other adult member of
such family;
(iii) where the declarant is a company, by the managing director thereof, or where for any
unavoidable reason such managing director is not able to sign th edeclaration or where there is no
managing director, by any director thereof;
(iv) where the declarant is a firm, by the managing partner thereof, or where for any unavoidable
reason such managing partner is not able to sign the declaration, or where there is no managing
partner as such, by any partner thereof, not being a minor;
(v) where the declarant is any other association, by any member of the association or the principal
officer thereof; and
(vi) where the declarant is any other person, by that person or by some other person competent to
act on his behalf.
(3) Any person, who has made a declaration under sub-section (1) in respect of his asset or as a
representative assessee in respect of the asset of any other person, shall not been titled to make any other
declaration, under that sub-section in respect of his asset or the asset of such other person, and any such
other declaration, if made, shall be deemed to be void.