Gutkha scam: I-T dept. submits documents
MADURAI, JANUARY 22, 2019 00:00 IST
The Income Tax Department on Monday submitted certain ‘documents’ pertaining to the gutkha scam in a sealed cover before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.
The court was hearing a plea that accused Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan of perjury in a 2017 case that challenged the extension of service granted to DGP T.K. Rajendran, who is accused of involvement in the scam.
A Division Bench of Justices K.K. Sasidharan and P.D. Audikesavalu said the court would hear the petition on January 22 after perusing the documents.
The petitioner, K. Kathiresan, the Madurai district secretary of the AITUC, had accused the Chief Secretary of submitting a false affidavit to the court in the earlier case.
The Chief Secretary had, in a counter-affidavit filed in connection with the earlier case, claimed that through a verification of documents maintained in the office, it was found that no communication had been received from the Income Tax Department in relation to the gutkha scam files.
However, the documents of the Income Tax Department on the findings in the gutkha scam, which allegedly involved high-ranking police officers, were kept in cold storage, he alleged. Accusing the Chief Secretary of perjury and misleading the court, he sought the initiation of criminal proceedings against her.
The court directed the Chief Secretary to file a counter to the plea, which sought a direction to restrain DGP T.K. Rajendran from discharging his official duties till the investigation into the gutkha scam was completed. The plea also filed by K. Kathiresan, further sought a probe into the case of the missing documents in the gutkha scam case.
Refusing to pass an interim order in the case, the court said the petition would be taken up for disposal on January 28 until which the case was adjourned.
MADURAI, JANUARY 22, 2019 00:00 IST
The Income Tax Department on Monday submitted certain ‘documents’ pertaining to the gutkha scam in a sealed cover before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.
The court was hearing a plea that accused Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan of perjury in a 2017 case that challenged the extension of service granted to DGP T.K. Rajendran, who is accused of involvement in the scam.
A Division Bench of Justices K.K. Sasidharan and P.D. Audikesavalu said the court would hear the petition on January 22 after perusing the documents.
The petitioner, K. Kathiresan, the Madurai district secretary of the AITUC, had accused the Chief Secretary of submitting a false affidavit to the court in the earlier case.
The Chief Secretary had, in a counter-affidavit filed in connection with the earlier case, claimed that through a verification of documents maintained in the office, it was found that no communication had been received from the Income Tax Department in relation to the gutkha scam files.
However, the documents of the Income Tax Department on the findings in the gutkha scam, which allegedly involved high-ranking police officers, were kept in cold storage, he alleged. Accusing the Chief Secretary of perjury and misleading the court, he sought the initiation of criminal proceedings against her.
The court directed the Chief Secretary to file a counter to the plea, which sought a direction to restrain DGP T.K. Rajendran from discharging his official duties till the investigation into the gutkha scam was completed. The plea also filed by K. Kathiresan, further sought a probe into the case of the missing documents in the gutkha scam case.
Refusing to pass an interim order in the case, the court said the petition would be taken up for disposal on January 28 until which the case was adjourned.
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