Central Government authorises the inquiring authority, for specified persons, in respect of the summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath - 12/2024 - Income Tax

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION NO. 12/2024 New Delhi, the 19th January, 2024 S.O. 311(E). WHEREAS, the Central Government is of the opinion that for the purpose of departmental inquiry relating to Shri S. Sarath(Retd.), Income Tax Officer, (Charged Officer), it is necessary to summon as witnesses, namely, (1) Sh.Vinod P S Shibu S/o P.K. Sreedharan, R/o Pezhuvelil home, Vadavathoor P.O. , Kottayam, Pin- 686019; (2) Sh. Ajayan S/o Sh. A.N. Gopalan, R/o Valechria Kumarakom P.O., Kottayam; (3) Sh. Raju, S/o Sh. Appukkuttan Nair, R/o Kunnil Veedu, Manntodi, Veiloor, Murkkupuzha P.O., Thiruvananthapuram (Nityananda Madom, Chilambil, Sasthavattom. P.O., Thiruvananthapuram); (4) Y. Hari Kumar (Retd.) Addl. Sup. of Police, CBI/ACB, Bengaluru R/o Revathy house No. 209, Ward No. 4, Krishnapuram Village, Pullikkanakku, Kayamkulam Alappuzha, Pin-690573; (5) Sh. Satheesh Kumar M M, R/o Mannuserril house, Amalagiri P.O., Kottayam, Pin- 686561; (6) Sh. Bijumon M G, R/o Mundackal house, Cheruvandoor, Ettumanoor P.O., Kottayam, Pin- 686631; (7) Sh. Binesh Jacob Mathew, R/o Manamthadathil house, Pattithanam, P.O. Etturmannoor, Kottayam, Pin- 686631; (8) Sh. Joy Thomas, Prop. M/s Powath Jewellers, R/o Powath house, Kumarakom, P.O., Kottayam; (9) Sh. Manu M S, S/o Sh. Soman. K, R/o Mangala Mukidiyil, Mudiyoorkonam, P.O. Pandalam, Pathanamthitta; (10) Sh. Thomas Kurien, Finance and Administrative, Manager and Cashier M/s Vellapally Brothers R/o Vattackattu house, Pakkil P.O., Kottayam, District- 686012, Kerala; and (11) Sh. B. Govindan, S/o Late Sh. Bheema Bhatter, Chairman Managing Director, M/s Bhima Jewellers, Thiruvananthapuram, R/o Krishaana, Bell Heaven Gardens, H.No. 38 Kowdiar, Trivandrum. NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the power conferred by sub-section(1) of section 4 of the Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act, 1972, the Central Government hereby authorises the inquiring authority to exercise the power specified in the section 5 of the Act in respect of the summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath in relation to witnesses namely (1) Sh.Vinod P S Shibu; (2) Sh. Ajayan; (3) Sh. Raju; (4) Y. Hari Kumar; (5) Sh. Satheesh Kumar M M; (6) Sh. Bijumon M G; (7) Sh. Binesh Jacob Mathew; (8) Sh. Joy Thomas; (9) Sh. Manu M S; (10) Sh. Thomas Kurien; and (11) Sh. B. Govindan. [F.No. C-14011/46/2018-V L] Dr. VIVEK NANDAN, Under Secy.