Section 173 — Jurisdiction of Valuation Officers as per section 2(110) read with section 269

(1) For the purposes of section 2(110) read with section 269, —
(a) Regional Valuation Officers shall exercise, within such areas as the Board may direct, general supervision over the work of District Valuation Officers,Valuation Officers and Assistant Valuation Officers;(b) District Valuation Officers, Valuation Officers and Assistant Valuation Officers shall perform the functions of a Valuation Officer in respect of suchareas and in relation to such class of assets, properties or investments, as the Board may direct; and(c) subject to the provisions of sub-rules (5) and (6), where under any directions issued under sub-rule (1)(b), the functions of a Valuation Officer inrelation to any class of assets, being buildings or lands or any rights in buildings or lands, in respect of any area have been assigned to a DistrictValuation Officer, Valuation Officer and an Assistant Valuation Officer, such functions shall be performed by the respective officer mentioned incolumn B of the following Table, for the assets or properties or investment with value specified in the corresponding entry in column C thereof:—TABLE
Sl. No. Officer who will perform valuation Value of asset
A B C
1 District Valuation Officer More than five crore rupees
2 Valuation Officer More than one crore rupees and up to five crore rupees
3 Assistant Valuation Officer Up to one crore rupees
(2) The value of any asset, for the purposes of sub-rule (1)(c) shall be, where a reference is made under section 78(2), the stamp duty value of the capital asset.
(3) The value of any asset, for the purposes of sub-rule (1)(c) shall be, where a reference is made under section 91(1), the value claimed by the assessee.
(4) The value of any asset, for the purposes of sub-rule (1)(c) shall be —
(a) the latest value as declared in the return of income of the assessee for any tax year; and
(b) where no value is ascertainable as per the return of income of the assessee for any tax year, the functions of District Valuation Officers, ValuationOfficers and Assistant Valuation Officers, as the case may be, shall be performed in accordance with the direction of District Valuation Officers.(5) The District Valuation Officer referred to in Table [Sl. No. 1] having jurisdiction in respect of the area may, if he considers it necessary or expedient so todo for the purpose of proper and efficient management of the work of valuation, himself perform such functions in relation to any asset referred to in Table [Sl.No. 2].
(6) The Valuation Officer referred to in Table [Sl. No. 2] having jurisdiction in respect of the area may, if he considers it necessary or expedient so to do for thepurpose of proper and efficient management of the work of valuation, himself perform such functions in relation to any asset referred to in Table [Sl. No. 3].
(7) For the purposes of sub-rule (1)(c), the value of the assets, properties or investments referred to therein shall be in respect of the asset as a whole, whetherowned by the assessee individually or joint-ly.