Section 382 — Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings: its source in the Income-tax Act, 1961

Section 382 (Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 corresponds to Section 245P (Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 as per the official CBDT correspondence.

Source: the CBDT’s official 1961↔2025 correspondence table (incometaxindia.gov.in), captured 2026-07-21. This is a research aid — verify against the official CBDT utility ↗ before professional reliance.