Sivagnanam refrained from vacating an interim stay granted by him on all further proceedings pursuant to the demand for tax arrears since the government failed to file its counter-affidavit despite several adjournments. Then, the court also gave more than a month’s time for the filing of a counter-affidavit by the Deputy Commissioner-II, Large Taxpayers Unit, Commercial Taxes Department, Chennai, who had demanded the tax arrears. Nevertheless, on Tuesday again, a Special Government Pleader (SGP) requested the court for more time to file a counter-affidavit. Acceding to her request, the judge adjourned the case by two weeks. Ramani, representing the petitioner company, pressed for an interim order, the judge pointed out that the interim stay granted earlier would continue to be in operation until further orders were passed by the court.

Source: The Hindu December 05, 2017 19:30 UTC