Bombay HC Imposes ₹25K Cost on Anil Ambani for Creating Artificial Urgency

Anil Dhirajlal Ambani Vs Deputy Director of Income Tax (Bombay High Court) The Bombay High Court addressed a praecipe (a formal application to the court) moved by Anil Dhirajlal Ambani seeking an urgent hearing regarding a notice issued by the Deputy Director of Income Tax, dated April 12, 2022. Mr. Gunjan Kakkad, the learned Counsel representing the Petitioner, argued for the urgency of the matter. However, the Division Bench of the High Court, after hearing the submissions, expressed its disapproval of the attempt to create artificial urgency to secure an immediate hearing. The court explici...