Corporate veil can be lifted if Company is used as a means to evade tax

Hc held that opinion that such a huge tax evasion cannot be so lightly permitted on account of any hyper-technicality. The concept of lift or piercing of corporate veil, as sometimes referred to as cracking the corporate shell, is applied by the Courts sparingly.  However, it is recognized that boundaries of such principle have not yet been defined and areas where such principle may have to be applied may expand. However, principally, the concept of corporate body being an independent entity enjoying existence independent of its directors, is a well known princ

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