Section 12:
Power to distribute business and withdraw and transfer cases.
(1) The Financial
Commissioner or a Commissioner or Collector may by written order distribute, in such manner as he
thinks fit, any business cognizable by any Revenue-officer under his control.
(2) The Financial Commissioner or a Commissioner or Collector may withdraw any case pending
before any Revenue-officer under his control, and either dispose of it himself, or by written order refer it
for disposal to any other Revenue-officer under his control.
(3) An order under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall not empower any officer to exercise any
powers or deal with any business which he would not be competent to exercise or deal with within the
local limits of his own jurisdiction.