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After the government publishes a reliable translated text in English through an official gazette, we will incorporate the Authentic English Text here.

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138.Certificate for recovery of tax: 

(1) When an assessee is in default or is deemed to be in default in making payment of tax, the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes may forward to the Tax Recovery Officer a certificate for recovery of the tax, under his signature specifying the amount of arrears due from the assessee; and such certificate may be issued notwithstanding that proceedings for recovery of the arrears by any other mode have been taken.

(2) A certificate under sub-section (1) may be forwarded to-

(a) the Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction the assessee carried on his business or profession or the principal place of business or profession of the assessee is situate; or

(b) the Tax Recovery Officer within whose jurisdiction the assessee resides or any movable or immovable property of the assessee is situate; or

(c) the Tax Recovery Officer who has jurisdiction in relation to the assessee whose income is assessable by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxes forwarding the certificate.