(viii)The [Assessing Officer or Tax Recovery Officer] [ Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, Section 88, for " Income-tax Officer" (w.e.f. 1.4.1989).] shall grant a receipt for any amount paid in compliance with a notice issued under this sub-section, and the person so paying shall be fully discharged from his liability to the assessee to the extent of the amount so paid.