I-T Department opposes same-sex couple’s plea for claiming ‘spouse’ benefits
The Income Tax Department opposed the same sex couple's plea and told the court that it is "misconceived" and should be dismissed.
The Income Tax Department opposed the same sex couple's plea and told the court that it is "misconceived" and should be dismissed.
The Income Tax department on Friday raided multiple premises including the residence of Trinamul Congress MLA Debasish Kumar as well as the homes and offices of two other leaders of the party, triggering political tension in the Assembly elections.
The Chief Minister was reacting to a Delhi court discharging Kejriwal and Sisodia in the alleged liquor policy scam and pulling up the CBI for implicating the two leaders without any material evidence.
The minister’s remarks are significant as it is a rare instance of a ruling party leader publicly criticising action by a central agency against an Opposition politician.
The attachment has been carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, through a Provisional Attachment Order.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) clarified on Monday that the Income Tax Department is not carrying out any special drive to re-open cases on issues pertaining to HRA claims as has been reported in some sections of the media, triggering a scare among the taxpayers.
The account has an amount of Rs 4.80 crore at present. Rs one crore was withdrawn from the account this month.
“Till the matter is heard, we will not take recovery/coercive steps as elections are going on,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih.
But the I-T could not recover any cash or jewellery so far from the residence of Swarup Biswas, whose wife is a Trinamul Congress councillor and a borough chairman of Kolkata’s civic body.
The Directorate of Income Tax has made several arrangements to keep a vigil on the movement of unaccounted cash, bullion & other valuables, likely/suspected to be used for electoral purposes, during the Model Code of Conduct within the NCT of Delhi.
