Pramod W. Athalye V. Union of India

WP227/808/2013

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Pramod W. Athalye, the petitioner, was suspended from his position as Additional Commissioner of Income Tax following allegations under the Prevention of Corruption Act and IPC. His suspension was reviewed and continued multiple times by the review committee. After the Tribunal dismissed his application challenging the suspension, Athalye filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, which was also dismissed by the High Court. The court's decision was influenced by the seriousness of the corruption charges and the procedural integrity of the suspension reviews.

• Counselvise Citation: [2013] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 803244 (HC-CHHATTISGARH)
• Appeal Type: Others
• Pronouncement Date: 12-12-2013
• Assessment Year: misc
• Laws Referred To: Prevention of Corruption Act, Indian Penal Code
• Result in Favour of: Revenue
• Court: HIGH COURT
• Department Lawyers: ANAND DADARIA
• Assessee Lawyers: MANISH NIGAM
• Keywords: Administrative Tribunal; Corruption; Income Tax; Suspension; Writ petition
• Section: 12; 7; 8; 120-B; 120-B

Judgement Text

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