HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court directed the commissioner of central tax to pass necessary assessment orders in a writ petition questioning attachment of bank accounts. The bench comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji was dealing with a writ plea filed by Creative Kaven Developers seeking declaration of notice. S. Ravi, counsel appearing for the petitioner, wondered what pleasure the department was getting in attaching the bank accounts of the entity and paralysing its business. Dominic Fernandes, counsel for the commissioner of central tax, stated that personal hearing had been completed and objections had been filed. He further stated that about Rs 5 crore out of Rs 8.44 crore tax had been deposited by the petitioner. The matter has been listed for March 17 for further hearing.
HC for full-fledged hearing on music restrictions in pubs
A two-judge bench in a batch writ pleas, filed in view of a single judge’s order imposing a curfew of 10 pm on music being played in pubs and restaurants, opined that a detailed hearing was required on the issue. Earlier, the single judge bench had passed an interim order directing the commissioners of police, Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Rachakonda to stop pubs and restaurants from playing music if they did not have a license. Counsel for the petitioner contended that some of the establishments were functioning without adequate fire permission. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji, affirmed that the hearing will be restricted only to Jubilee Hills area since the grievance raised by the petitioner was only to certain restricted limits. The Chief Justice opined that the matter had the gravity of a public interest litigation. The matter has been adjourned to June 7 for further hearing.
Insurance firm given time to verify tax returns of accident victim
A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Monday granted time for verification of documents pertaining to tax returns filed by The United India Insurance Company Limited and the claimant in a case of motor vehicle accident claim appeal. The bench of Justice C. Sumalatha and Justice G. Radha Rani heard the appeal filed by the insurance company. It was contended that on September 24, 2005, one T. V. Vijaya Sarathi, an NRI, had lost his right leg in a motor vehicle accident. He made a claim of Rs 2.5 crore to which the accident claims tribunal had awarded Rs 1.57 crore after scrutinising the submitted tax returns of the claimant. It was stated that if the accident had not happened, the claimant would be leading a normal life. The bench while granting time to the insurance company, urged the claimant to produce relevant documents for further perusal of the court on March 16.
