law: The Income-Tax Act, 1961
  134. Power to inspect registers of companies.-
  The 3[Assessing Officer], the 4[Deputy Commissioner (Appeals)], 5[the 6[Joint Commissioner] or the Commissioner (Appeals)], or any person subordinate to him authorised in writing in this behalf by the 3[Assessing Officer], the 4[Deputy Commissioner (Appeals)], 5[the 6[Joint Commissioner] or the Commissioner (Appeals)], may inspect, and if necessary, take copies, or cause copies to be taken, of any register of the members, debenture holders or mortgagees of any company or of any entry in such register.
  3. Subs. by Act 4 of 1988, s. 2, for "Income-tax Officer" (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).
  4. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for "Appellate Assistant Commissioner" (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).
  5. Subs. by Act 29 of 1977, s. 10, for "or the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner" (w.e.f. 10-7-1978).Earlier Subs. by Act 21 of 1998, s. 3, for "Deputy commissioner" (w.e.f. 1-10-1998). Which was earlier subs. by 4 of 1988, s. 2, for "Inspecting Assistant Commissioner" (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).
  6. Subs. by Act 21 of 1998, s. 3, for "Deputy commissioner" (w.e.f. 1-10-1998). Earlier "Deputy commissioner" was substituted for "Inspecting Assistant Commissioner" by Act 4 of 1988, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).