TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2015 (9) TMI 291
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..../s Res Legal Advocates For the Respondent : Mr. Pradeep S. Jetley, Advocate ORDER P.C. 1. We have heard Mr. Shroff learned senior counsel on behalf of the Petitioner and Mr. Jetley learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. 2. The grievance in this writ petition is that a notice to show cause dated 13th March 1997 was served on the petitioner alleging that the petitioner....
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....2000 and thereafter from 2007 several letters were addressed requesting the authorities to proceed with the matter or to drop the proceedings and retain the money. 4. There is no adjudication of the show cause notice and equally the money has been retained wrongfully and illegally. Therefore, two prayers are made in the writ petition and one is in the nature of a declaration that the show cause n....
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....ause notice. 7. We have now and in the course of dealing with this petition noted the disturbing state of affairs. If indeed the said show cause notice has been issued but, by mere passage of time the records and documents based on which the same was issued are either destroyed or lost, then, the superior authorities ought to have conducted inquiries and investigations. It was their responsibilit....