Court Evaluates Premature Tax Recovery Notices Amid Pending Rectification; Secures 20% Tax Demand in Accounts.

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....Rectification application - Validity of Garnishee Notices for recovery of tax - contention of the writ petitioners that the Garnishee Notices had come to be issued even though various applications for rectification were pending and the respondents having adopted coercive measures without disposing of those applications - The High Court observed that, since Garnishee Notices already operate, we take note of the additional prayer made by the writ petitioner of it being permitted to securitize 20% of the outstanding tax demand by submitting an undertaking that it would maintain a credit balance in the aforenoted accounts to the extent of INR 3,43,37,076/- being 20% of the total outstanding demand till such time as the rectification applications are disposed of.....