The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) on March 8 told the Congress to pay up, after which the party went to the high court New Delhi: The Congress will move the Supreme Court to cancel a Delhi High Court order that allowed a tribunal to recover over ₹ 100 crore outstanding tax from the party, sources said. The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) on March 8 told the Congress to pay up, after which the party went to the high court. A high court Bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said there was no reason to interfere with the ITAT's order. Before the ITAT hearing, the income tax department on February 13 sent notice to the Congress to pay the tax dues for the financial year 2018-19. Tax officers had assessed income over ₹ 199 crore. The Congress's lawyer had requested the high court to give some protection, without which the party would face difficulties in managing its finances. The tax department's lawyer told the high court that the original tax demand stood at ₹ 102 crore and together with interest it rose to ₹ 135.06 crore. Till now ₹ 65.94 crore has been recovered, the tax department said, according to news agency PTI. The Congress has said the tax tribunal's order freezing its funds was "an attack on democracy" as the order came just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
We feel pleasure to introduce ourselves as founder of the "Daily" reporter of Hon'ble Supreme Court & Delhi High Court Decisions, covering all the reportable, non-reportable judgments, Bail matters & important orders daily. The Journal "Apex-Decisions" is known for its prompt & complete reporting of Hon'ble Supreme Court & Delhi High Court judgments / orders every day since 1993.
