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Dear Mr. Vijay,
Incase AO is requiring this Certificates for finalising/refunding tax amount. You are also require to furnish Indemnity as to lost of original certificates and furnishing of Duplicate Certs in place of original certi.
For your reference relevant extract of Rule 31 of IT Rules 1962 is produced below;
Rule 31
(3) The deductor may issue a duplicate certificate in Form No. 16 or Form No. 16A, as the case may be, if the deductee has lost the original certificate so issued and makes a request for issuance of a duplicate certificate and such duplicate certificate is certified as duplicate by the deductor.
(4) The Assessing Officer, before giving credit for the tax deducted at source on the basis of duplicate certificate referred to in sub-rule (3), shall—
(a) obtain an Indemnity Bond from the deductee; and
(b) get the payment certified by the Assessing Officer designated in this behalf by the Chief Commissioner or the Commissioner.
Thanks