The hubris filled Gandhi family’s smugness and disrespect for the laws of the country have been dealt a severe blow in the National Herald case. On Friday, the Congress leaders faced the wrath of Delhi High Court by directly approaching them, without going to Income Tax (IT), which had served them notice.
At one point, the Judges told the Congress leaders: “Don’t be arrogant. First go to tax officers,” when the lawyers again and again pressed them.
The Delhi High Court declined to stay the income tax proceedings against Young Indian Pvt. Ltd. in the National Herald case, which involves, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and asked them to approach the tax authorities.
“We are not inclined to entertain your writ petition. It is better you withdraw it and approach the income tax assessing officer,” a bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Chander Shekhar said. It also said that the company has not moved the assessing officer raising its grievances, so it should first approach the IT department and submit its documents.
In case it is still not satisfied, the company can move the court thereafter, the bench added. At one point, the Judges told the Congress leaders: “Don’t be arrogant. First go to tax officers,” when the lawyers again and again pressed them.
Income Tax action came after the trial court summoned Sonia, Rahul and other Congress leaders on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s petition.
Sensing the mood of the bench, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the Young Indian, withdrew the petition which was allowed by the court that termed it “dismissed as withdrawn”.
Young Indian (YI) had approached the high court seeking a direction to stay the IT proceedings and quashing of re- assessment notices issued against it with regard to the National Herald misappropriation of assets case. The company was issued notices regarding the assessment year 2011-12.
The counsel for the Income Tax Department opposed the petition, saying the firm has not moved the assessing officer and hence its plea was not maintainable.
Income Tax action came after the trial court summoned Sonia, Rahul and other Congress leaders on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s petition. The Income Tax Department sent notice to Congress party for illegally giving Rs.90 crores ($12.5 million) to AJL. There is doubt if even Congress Party funded AJL as noted by Political Commentator, Accountant and Journalist S Gurumurthy shed light on the sources of funding.
Swamy had accused the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds by paying just Rs. 50 lakhs ($78,000), through which YI had obtained the right to recover Rs. 90.25 crores ($12.5 million) which the Associate Journals Limited (AJL) owed to the Congress party. Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda are the co-accused in the case. Next hearing in the trial court is scheduled on May 15, where arguments for seeking further documents expected to continue.
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The people of India are not bothered to go on strikes or rallies when so many scams happen in the nation. We all think just casting votes in the elections ends our role. Powerful leaders like Dr. Swamy must use his position and mobilize public to do road side protests against the delays in action against scams. Dr. Swamy Sir is taking up all on his personal level, now Virat Sangham members should demonstrate in huge masses all over India to protest against the delay in the investigations. How long a single person can keep fighting for justice.
Unfortunately people are taking processions, causing riots, damaging properties for useless matters and the opposition is getting an upper hand over the government – in spite of their corrupt activities. Looks like we have become accustomed to these scams and have become ignorant.
Had the courts functioned effectively within time, none of the crooked politicians would have dared to swindle brazenly public funds.Today we have reached a stage where we are all gaga even in cases which are open and shut,, all because some of the judges have some backbone.What a pathetic country we have become.Remember the case of crooked JJ,, the sessions court clearly said she and her clan are 100% crooks but then the judgement in high court over ruled with a fake judgement which then got over turned at SC conveniently after the crook died.Every nook and corner, we are saddled with bunch of weak kneed bent brains in influential positions.We today at a stage of transforming into 100% banana republic.That is why DrSwamy’s crusade should succeed and that dishonesty made to pay heavy price.
What a pity.In India ,the Govt is harrasing the foreign daughter in-law and her family who are innocent of any looting.Priyanka does not have any income to pay rent and requests the Govt for exemption but she declares that she has purchased lands from the income she derived from the properties.
Vadra purchases lands and after obtaining conversion permissions he sells the same land for exorbitant rates even without paying single rupee.
Mother and son earn monies through illegal shady deals and if Govt points out the same, whole Congress party which consists of family slaves cry of witch-hunt by Govt.
Gandhis, have solid defence, have been exploiting the legal technicalities /procedure to drag the case. three since proceedings started even charge sheet copies were not served on them. It’s shameful. At this rate the case will never see the logical end
Do not know why this case has to be dragged for so many years ?? There is no special investigation or new facts to be digged, everything is in archived files, dragging such high profile corruption cases, does not augur well for transparent India.