2016 (7) TMI 1630

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....spondent : ANJALI AGARWAL Common Order: (Per V.Ramasubramanian, J.) The petitioner has come up with these writ petitions, seeking the issue of Writs of mandamus to direct the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Investigation Team of the Income Tax Department to take action on the complaints sent by him as against the companies which are arrayed as respondent No.4 in these writ petitions. 2. ....

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....ere ordered in these writ petitions, the Principal Director of Income Tax (Investigation) has come up with a counter affidavit both on his own behalf and on behalf of the respondents 1 and 3. In para 2 of the counter affidavit, he has stated as follows: "2. In reply to the averments made in the writ affidavit in so far as they relate to these respondents, it is submitted that the complaint filed....

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....y not be necessary to consider the rival contentions. However, the learned counsel for the contesting respondents submitted that after becoming a member of the chit group and also after entering into an agreement for the purchase of plot, the writ petitioner has started haunting and harassing all the companies which form part of the same group by filing innumerable cases. Two volumes of orders pas....

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....ding to Mr. J.V. Prasad, learned Senior Standing Counsel, this investigation need not necessarily be at the instance of the writ petitioner. 7. Even an enemy, could provide the trigger point for an investigation. If a mandamus is sought from a Court, the Court would certainly reject a prayer of this nature made by a person, who camouflages a private cause under the garb of a public cause. But on....