Section 39C(1) in Punjab General Sales Tax Rules, 1949
(1)The Commissioner may, after giving the dealer a reasonable opportunity of being heard, wherever it is possible to do so, and after recording his reasons for doing so, transfer any case from an Assessing Authority to any other Assessing Authority subject to the pecuniary jurisdiction prescribed in this behalf :Provided that in case of transfer from an Assessing Authority to any other Assessing Authority in the same district, no such opportunity shall be required to be given.