former chief commissioner of the income-tax

A former chief commissioner of the income-tax department, who was instrumental in preparing the revenue department's case for levying a tax on the $11-billion Vodafone-Hutch Essar deal, has resigned from professional services firm KPMG that has Vodafone as its client. Girish Dave, the former chief commissioner, had joined KPMG after his retirement, a move that was looked at askance by the higher echelons of the Indian Revenue Service. Full Article