Case against Ramdev`s trust referred back to tribunal

Uttarakhand HC referred back a case of recovery of income tax worth Rs 40 crore from a Ramdev`s trust to the Income Tax Judicial Tribunal.

Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday referred back a case of recovery of income tax worth Rs 40 crore from a Ramdev`s trust to the Income Tax Judicial Tribunal, asking it to dispose of the case quickly.

Referring the case back to the Tribunal for expeditious trial, Justice K J Sengupta also said the stay given by the Tribunal on recovery of income tax liabilities from Divya Yog Mandir trust will remain in place.

The income tax department had approached the High Court pleading that the Tribunal`s stay on the recovery process be vacated.

The case would come up for hearing at the Tribunal on April 2.

PTI