https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=15473 The court dismissed the suit, ruling that the plaintiff lacked standing to claim rewards under the Income-tax Department's 1987 guidelines. The court emphasized that rewards are discretionary and not enforceable rights, leading to the rejection of claims for a percentage of tax collected and a specific amount. As the plaintiff had already received a reward at the Department's discretion, further claims were deemed unwarranted. The decision highlighted the non-statutory nature of the guidelines and the discretionary nature of reward payments, resulting in the dismissal of the suit with costs. en-us Wed, 01 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:45:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=15473 The court dismissed the suit, ruling that the plaintiff lacked standing to claim rewards under the Income-tax Department's 1987 guidelines. The court emphasized that rewards are discretionary and not enforceable rights, leading to the rejection of claims for a percentage of tax collected and a specific amount. As the plaintiff had already received a reward at the Department's discretion, further claims were deemed unwarranted. The decision highlighted the non-statutory nature of the guidelines and the discretionary nature of reward payments, resulting in the dismissal of the suit with costs. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 01 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=15473