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it will be in the interest of justice to set aside the final order passed by the Settlement Commission and to remand the matter back to the Settlement Commission for hearing parties afresh and to pass orders as per law. Facts and circumstances noted in respect of writ petition no.2191 of 1999 are also relevant for the remaining writ petitions and, therefore, it will be necessary that the final orders passed in all these proceedings should be set aside. Full Article

On 22/01/10 the Hon. Finance Minister Mr. Sunil Tatkare has announced at the time of bhoomipujan ceremony of proposed building of sales tax office of Ratnagiri that MVAT Audit date is extended by 2 months. This announcement was made in the presence of Hon. Sales Tax Commissioner Mr. Sanjay Bhatia, but there is no official communication yet from the Sales tax department which is creating confusion. Full Article

Tax dispute resolution in the Indian context hasn’t particularly been an encouraging experience. While a portion of this taint could be attributed to complexity of tax laws and efficiency levels of the administrative process, a material reason is delay in seeking resolution due to multiple layers of appeals, which currently is four. Full Article

According to Express India the Bombay High Court has dismissed a case which was filed by the Income Tax Department against the actor.The case accused Khan of declaring his income for the year 1999-2000 as Rs 2,95,09,771 when he had actually earned Rs 4,63,64,106. Investigators charged the actor in 2006 after re-assessing his accounts. Full Article

The anti-corruption wing of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted seven raids, including four in Vidarbha, after they arrested a retired income tax officer in Mumbai for his alleged involvement in raising fund for his NGO misusing his official powers while serving as I-T commissioner between 2001 and 2009. Full Article

This is perhaps the first time an officer arrested for corruption went to office on release from custody—an act considered as violation of rules. On October 25, income tax commissioner Ajoy Kumar Singh was arrested on corruption charges and on October 30, a day after his release on bail, he reported to work at his Nagpur office. Full Article

A special court on Wednesday granted bail to arrested income tax c o m m i s - sioner from N a g p u r, Ajoy Singh, his wife, Mrinalika and two other relatives arrested in Hyderabad. While Singh was released on a bail amount of Rs 5 lakh, the others were released on Rs 1 lakh each. Full Article

CBI on Sunday arrested an Income Tax Commissioner from Nagpur and his wife for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to their known source of income to the tune of Rs 4 crore. While IT Commissioner Ajay Kumar Singh was arrested from Mumbai airport by CBI sleuths, his wife Mrunalika Singh was His wife Mrinalika was picked up by the agency from their residence at Seminary Hills for abetting corruption. CBI officials had been on the trail of his assets over the last fe.. Full Article