Answer

1. F

   Facts

   If your Aadhaar is linked to a PAN that is not yours, or to a second PAN you hold, the link has to be removed by the jurisdictional Assessing Officer before you can link the correct PAN.

2. P

   Provisions and law

   • Sec 262, Income-tax Act 2025 (old Sec 139AA)PAN and Aadhaar linking requirement continues under the new Act
   • Sec 272B, Income-tax Act 1961Penalty of ₹10,000 for failing to get PAN, holding more than one PAN, or quoting a wrong PAN (2025 Act number to be confirmed)
3. A

   Analysis

   Write to the officer with self-attested copies of your PAN, Aadhaar and the wrong PAN details, explaining the error. Example: a clerk linked your Aadhaar to your brother's PAN at a bank; both of you write to your officers to delink and relink. If the other PAN is your own duplicate, surrender it, because holding two PANs can attract a ₹10,000 penalty under Sec 272B of the 1961 Act.

4. C

   Conclusion

   1. 1Find your jurisdictional AO under the portal's Know Your AO
   2. 2Write a delinking request with copies of PAN and Aadhaar
   3. 3If it is a duplicate PAN of yours, apply to surrender it
   4. 4Follow up until delinking is confirmed
   5. 5Link the correct PAN

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