Refund claim after the statutory time limit
Where an otherwise valid refund claim under section 237 is filed by an assessee after the expiry of the statutory time limit prescribed under section 239, the Assessing Officer, having jurisdiction over the case, may admit the said refund claim and dispose of the same on merits and in accordance with law provided the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The refund has arisen as a result of excess tax deducted or collected at source, and payments of advance tax and the amount of refund does not exceed Rs 50 lakh for one assessment year;
(b) The income of the assessee is not assessable in the hands of any other person under any of the provisions of the Act;
(c) No interest will be admissible on the belated refund claims;
(d) No claims under this provision will be entertained where a period of more than 6 assessment years has elapsed.