2024 (12) TMI 1288

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..... Gunjan Pande Mr. Ajay Ray Mr. Rohan Satiga Mr. Shwetank Ginodia Ms. Pubali Sinha Chowdhury Ms. Mini Agarwal. For the State: Mr. A. Ray Md. T. M. Siddiqui Mr. T. Chakraborty Mr. S. Sanyal Mr. D. Sahu. For the DGGI: Mr. Bhaskar prosad Banerjee Mr. Tapan Bhanja. For the Union of India: Mr. Ranjan Kumar Sinha Ms. Smita Das De. For the respondent no. 7: Mr. Ranjan Bachawat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sushovit .....

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..... ed 15th February, 2024 all other relied upon documents has been handed over to the petitioner but the representation dated 15th February, 2024 has not been acted upon by the respondent authorities till date. 4. Learned Counsel appearing for the respondent authorities submits that the prayer of asking for the relied upon documents are nothing but the inter-departmental intelligence reports which c .....

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..... the impugned show-cause notice, the learned counsel emphasized that it contains exhaustive details of the investigation. It is submitted that all Relied Upon Documents (RUDs) have already been furnished to the petitioners to ensure transparency. The counsel further stated that the show-cause notice clearly stipulates that the adjudication proceedings would be based on the documents that have been .....

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..... e the principles of natural justice. The source of information collected by the Intelligence Department of Revenue is crucial for maintaining confidentiality and the integrity of investigative processes. 10. In T. Takano v. Securities and Exchange Board of India reported in (2022) 8 SCC 162, the Hon'ble Supreme Court emphasized the importance of safeguarding sensitive information obtained dur .....

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..... itive information in the present case is justified and does not breach the principles of natural justice as all the relied upon documents have already been handed over to the petitioner by the respondent authorities. 12. The writ petition being WPA 30044 of 2024 is accordingly disposed of. 13. All parties shall act in terms of the copy of the order downloaded from the official website of this Co .....

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