Quality of representation on behalf of the Revenue - ...

Concerns Raised Over Revenue's Inconsistent Legal Representation in Income Tax Cases; Advocates Overburdened with Multiple Appeals.

July 22, 2016

Case Laws Income Tax HC

Quality of representation on behalf of the Revenue - Inconsistent stand being taken by the Revenue in different appeals raising identical issues - most matters are distributed amongst a few Advocates with the result we have occasions where a single Advocate appears in eight/nine matters a day. This indeed is expecting the moon from the panel Advocate. - HC

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Quality of representation on behalf of the Revenue - ...

Concerns Raised Over Revenue's Inconsistent Legal Representation in Income Tax Cases; Advocates Overburdened with Multiple Appeals.

July 22, 2016

Case Laws Income Tax HC

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