HC restrains I-T Dept. from initiating recovery proceedings against DMK MP Kathir Anand
The Hindu
₹11.48 crore in cash was seized during 2019 Lok Sabha election in Vellore, but he says the money does not belong to him
The Madras High Court on Monday restrained the Income-Tax Department from initiating recovery proceedings against Vellore Member of Parliament D.M. Kathir Anand of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) following an assessment order related to the seizure of ₹11.48 crore in cash from the residence of a couple in Vellore district during the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
Justice C. Saravanan passed the interim order on two writ petitions filed by the MP, who is also the son of DMK general secretary and Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan, challenging an order passed by an Additional Commissioner under Section 144A of the Income Tax Act and the subsequent assessment order.
The judge adjourned both the petitions for final hearing on January 3 and directed A.N.R. Jaya Prathap, standing counsel for the I-T Department, to ensure that counter affidavits were filed by then. Since the assessment order had already been passed, the judge passed interim orders restraining the department from initiating recovery proceedings.
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