https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=77093 SC held that income-tax officials acted bona fide in detaining the appellant for over 15 hours, questioning him, and seizing the large amount of cash he was carrying, in order to verify the source and legitimacy of the funds and to rule out illegal or terrorist activities. The Court held that some delay and inconvenience to air passengers is inevitable and acceptable in public interest and for security and anti-black money measures. While noting that officials exceeded limits by speaking to the media, SC found that departmental remedial action and expression of regret were sufficient and that no cause for compensation was made out. The appeal was disposed of with no further relief. en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:00:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=77093 SC held that income-tax officials acted bona fide in detaining the appellant for over 15 hours, questioning him, and seizing the large amount of cash he was carrying, in order to verify the source and legitimacy of the funds and to rule out illegal or terrorist activities. The Court held that some delay and inconvenience to air passengers is inevitable and acceptable in public interest and for security and anti-black money measures. While noting that officials exceeded limits by speaking to the media, SC found that departmental remedial action and expression of regret were sufficient and that no cause for compensation was made out. The appeal was disposed of with no further relief. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=77093