I-T case against Rahul,Sonia: SC fixes Dec-4 for final arguments
The Supreme Court today fixed December 4 for final arguments on petitions filed by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi challenging the Delhi HC order refusing to give them relief in a case of re-opening of their tax assessments for 2011-12. The court did not issue any notice on their petitions as the Income Tax department was represented by its counsel.
The I-T department had filed a caveat in SC
The petitions were heard by a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer. The I-T department had filed a caveat in SC that it should be heard in case any appeal is filed against the HC order. A caveat is a legal procedure by which an application is filed by any party to the litigation to pre-empt an ex-parte order.
Congress leaders facing criminal charges in National Herald case
The appeals were filed by Rahul, Sonia, and veteran Congress leader Oscar Fernandes challenging the September 10 verdict of the High Court. The Income Tax matter is linked to the National Herald case in which the Congress leaders are also facing criminal charges.
