The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against a Commissioner of Income Tax for accumulating huge assets worth crores of rupees in his name as well as in the name of his family members, which are disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The Bombay High Court, in a recent order, came down heavily on the Income-Tax Department, which unilaterally injected an application for exemption for scientific and industrial research, without seeking guidance of experts on the matter. Tax authorities do not have the jurisdiction to decide on the issues pertaining to scientific research, according to a division bench of the HC comprising FI Rebello and JH Bhatia.
