New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI) The Income Tax department on Monday assured the Supreme Court that it will not take any coercive steps to recover Rs 3500 crore dues from the Congress party till the end of the upcoming Lok Sabha Election. Solicitor General of India (SGI) Tushar Mehta gave an undertaking before a bench
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Income Tax department Monday assured the Supreme Court that it will not take any coercive steps to recover Rs 3500 crore dues from the Congress party till the end of the upcoming Lok Sabha Election.
The Income Tax Department in India has assured the Supreme Court that it will not take coercive steps to recover alleged income tax dues of approximately ₹3,500 crore from the Congress party until the Lok Sabha elections are over. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta provided assurances, and a bench headed by Justice BV Nagarathna ordered the issues to be adjudicated. The matter has been deferred to July 24 for resumed hearing.
In a relief for the Congress, the Income Tax department on Monday told the Supreme Court that it will not take any coercive action against the opposition party for tax demand notices of `3,500 crore approximately in view of Lok Sabha elections.
A bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine
In her keynote address at the inaugural session of the fifth edition of Courts and the Constitution Conference, held at the NALSAR University of Law here on Saturday, Justice Nagarathna spoke about the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly case as another instance of gubernatorial overreach, where the governor lacked sufficient material to declare the floor test.