Faceless I-T scheme: Delhi court extends custody of income tax official, CA in bribery case | Latest News India
New Delhi, A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the CBI custody of an income tax official and a chartered accountant in a bribery case connected to the “faceless” I-T assessment scheme. Faceless I-T scheme: Delhi court extends custody of income tax official, CA in bribery case The finance ministry had introduced the faceless scheme to increase transparency, reduce human interface and prevent corruption. The scheme is called “faceless” as the assessee does not get to see the face of his or her assessing officer and know who will be conducting the assessments. Principal district and sessions judge Anju Bajaj Chandana extended the custody after I-T deputy commissioner Vijayendra R and D K Agarwal were produced before the court on the expiry of their three-day CBI custody. The court extended their remand by two days though the CBI sought five days of their custody. The central probe agency claimed of discovering certain new facts during previous custody period, requiring further investigation aside from corroborating large volumes of electronic data. “Considering the nature of facts of the …
