Court Must Inform Income Tax Dept of Large Cash Claims, But Cannot Compel PAN Disclosure

R.V. Venkateshan Vs Sanjay @ Sanjay Sait (Madras High Court) The Civil Revision Petition challenged a trial Court order directing the plaintiff to disclose his PAN number to the defendants and to forward the plaint and related documents to the jurisdictional Income Tax Department. The plaintiff had filed a suit for recovery of Rs.80,00,000 allegedly paid in cash on 21.06.2016 based on a promissory note. The defendants sought disclosure of PAN details and intimation to the Income Tax Department citing possible violation of Section 269ST of the Income Tax Act. The petitioner argued that Section ...