Section 84:
Continuation and validation of certain recovery proceedings.
Where any notice of demand in
respect of any tax, penalty, interest or any other amount payable under this Act, (hereafter in this section
referred to as "Government dues"), is served upon any taxable person or any other person and any appeal or
revision application is filed or any other proceedings is initiated in respect of such Government dues, then--
(a) where such Government dues are enhanced in such appeal, revision or other proceedings, the
Commissioner shall serve upon the taxable person or any other person another notice of demand in
respect of the amount by which such Government dues are enhanced and any recovery proceedings in
relation to such Government dues as are covered by the notice of demand served upon him before the
disposal of such appeal, revision or other proceedings may, without the service of any fresh notice of
demand, be continued from the stage at which such proceedings stood immediately before such
disposal;
(b) where such Government dues are reduced in such appeal, revision or in other proceedings--
(i) it shall not be necessary for the Commissioner to serve upon the taxable person a fresh
notice of demand;
(ii) the Commissioner shall give intimation of such reduction to him and to the appropriate
authority with whom recovery proceedings is pending;
(iii) any recovery proceedings initiated on the basis of the demand served upon him prior to the
disposal of such appeal, revision or other proceedings may be continued in relation to the amount so
reduced from the stage at which such proceedings stood immediately before such disposal.