Premature Disclosure of Pending tax Investigation to Media Not Justified in Law

Rajendran Chingaravelu vs Addl. CIT (Supreme Court) The issue under consideration is whether the proceedings of enquiry/investigation undertaken at the airports without keeping it confidential and premature disclosure to the media (print/electronic) is justified in law? Supreme Court states that, the appellant’s grievance in regard to media being informed about the incident even before completion of investigation, is justified. There is a growing tendency among investigating officers (either police or other departments) to inform the media, even before the completion of investigation, that t...