HC declares tax-evasion case against Iqbal Hassan Mahmud void
Thursday, 6 December 2007
The High Court (HC) declared Wednesday null and void the tax-evasion case filed against detained former state minister for power Iqbal Hassan Mahmud Tuku.
A two-judge Bench headed by Justice MA Rashid pronounced the judgement, reports UNB.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed the case accusing Tuku of evading over Tk 38 million in income tax during 1999-2007 periods.
On August 29, the High Court, upon a petition, had stayed midway the trial proceedings of the income-tax-evasion case against Tuku and issued a rule upon the NBR to explain why the case 'should not be quashed'.
According to the case statement, Tuku, who repeatedly submitted "false" information to the income-tax department about his real income and expenditure, did not disclose this in his income-tax return.
He also "used his ministerial power to conceal information about his real income", the complainant said.
Besides, allegations have it that Tuku did not submit statements about his non-agricultural property, motor vehicles, bank statements, credit cards, and savings investments, fixed deposit and interest on deposit.
Meanwhile, Tuku, arrested in February, is now serving in jail following a fast-track court judgement delivered on November 15 in a graft case.
A two-judge Bench headed by Justice MA Rashid pronounced the judgement, reports UNB.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) filed the case accusing Tuku of evading over Tk 38 million in income tax during 1999-2007 periods.
On August 29, the High Court, upon a petition, had stayed midway the trial proceedings of the income-tax-evasion case against Tuku and issued a rule upon the NBR to explain why the case 'should not be quashed'.
According to the case statement, Tuku, who repeatedly submitted "false" information to the income-tax department about his real income and expenditure, did not disclose this in his income-tax return.
He also "used his ministerial power to conceal information about his real income", the complainant said.
Besides, allegations have it that Tuku did not submit statements about his non-agricultural property, motor vehicles, bank statements, credit cards, and savings investments, fixed deposit and interest on deposit.
Meanwhile, Tuku, arrested in February, is now serving in jail following a fast-track court judgement delivered on November 15 in a graft case.