Tarique's tax evasion case stayed
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
The High Court (HC) has stayed the proceedings of a tax evasion case against BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman, reports bdnew24.com.
An HC bench of Justice ABM Khairul Haque and Justice Md Abu Tariq gave the stay order on a writ petition by Tarique challenging the legality of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) case.
At the same time, the court issued a rule nisi on the NBR chairman, deputy commissioner and Dhaka special judge's court to show cause within six weeks why it should not be ruled that the NBR's case was without legal basis.
The NBR filed the case against Tarique with a Dhaka special judge's court on Aug 4, accusing him of evading payment of Tk 2.68 million in income tax during the fiscal years 2002-03 to 2005-06.
Barrister Rafique-ul-Huq, representing Tarique, said a notice had to be served before filing the tax evasion case, in line with income tax laws. "But in case of Tarique no such notice was served."
The lawyer said Tarique was a registered tax payer.
"If there was any allegation of income tax evasion, the NBR would seek to recover that tax from him."
An HC bench of Justice ABM Khairul Haque and Justice Md Abu Tariq gave the stay order on a writ petition by Tarique challenging the legality of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) case.
At the same time, the court issued a rule nisi on the NBR chairman, deputy commissioner and Dhaka special judge's court to show cause within six weeks why it should not be ruled that the NBR's case was without legal basis.
The NBR filed the case against Tarique with a Dhaka special judge's court on Aug 4, accusing him of evading payment of Tk 2.68 million in income tax during the fiscal years 2002-03 to 2005-06.
Barrister Rafique-ul-Huq, representing Tarique, said a notice had to be served before filing the tax evasion case, in line with income tax laws. "But in case of Tarique no such notice was served."
The lawyer said Tarique was a registered tax payer.
"If there was any allegation of income tax evasion, the NBR would seek to recover that tax from him."