HC dismisses cases filed by Karti Chidambaram
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Income Tax dept. had issued present trigger notices to the MP
The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed writ petitions filed by Sivaganga Member of Parliament Karti P. Chidambaram and his spouse Srinidhi Karti Chidambaram towards present trigger notices issued to them by the Income Tax division in 2020, searching for clarification as to why ₹6.38 crore shouldn’t be dropped at tax for the evaluation years 2014-15 and 2015-16.
Justice S.M. Subramaniam refused to entertain the cases on the bottom that “the High Court would not enter into the venture of conducting an adjudication of disputed facts at the stage of show cause notice”.
The decide stated it was the responsibility of the fact-finding authority within the Income Tax division to adjudicate the information and arrive at a conclusion.
He additionally noticed that it was for the assessees to defend their case earlier than the competent authority by submitting the related paperwork and evidences and set up their case each on information and on the premise of the provisions of the Income Tax Act. “The procedures for assessment/reassessment are yet to commence. The petitioners are expected to avail the opportunity and defend their case in the manner known to law,” he added.
The decide additionally directed the division to proceed with the evaluation/reassessment proceedings by following the procedures as contemplated and by affording alternative to the writ petitioners and full the identical as expeditiously as attainable.
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