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LETTER FROM DIRECTORATE OF INCOME TAX(VIGILANCE) DATED 18-10-02
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DIRECTORATE OF INCOME TAX(VIGILANCE), WESTERN REGION
ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX(VIGILANCE)-II
AAYLKAR BHAVAN,MAHARSHI KARVE ROAD,MUMBAI-400 020
TELEFAX-2001275(direct)/2039131 Extn 2347(general)
CONFIDENTIAL
F.NO.DIT(V)(W)/CON.166/U-II/2002-108
Dated 18-10-2002
PANKAJ S. MODY
JANMANGAL APT
2ND FLOOR
40BMM SOCIETY
AHMEDABAD 380 006
SIR,
1. This office has received your letter dated 3-6-2002 addressed to the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), containing allegations against senior officer’s of the Income-Tax Department.
2. You are requested to please confirm the complaint. While confirming, you can send a copy of the complaint if you have kept one Any evidence/document in support of the allegation should also be enclosed. You are also free to see the undersigned on any working day with prior appointment in Room No. 347, 3rd Floor, Aaaykar Bhavan, M.K.Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020 with the copy of the said complaint.
3. I may assure you that your meeting with the undersigned shall be kept in secret confidence.
4. In case the alleged complaint has not been made by you, I shall be obliged if you will be kept enough to state the same through a letter within a week of receipt of this letter.
Yours faithfully,
J.B. MOHAPATRA
ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR
OF INCOME TAX(VIG).-II,MUMBAI
LETTER DATED 31=10-3002 TO ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX (vigilance) II
BY SPEED POST AD
From:
PANKAJ S. MODY
C/O SHRI S.S. MODI
2ND FLOOR
JANMANGAL APT
40 BMM SOC
AHMEDABAD 380 006
EMAIL ID: psmody@indiatimes.com
Oct 31,2002
To
THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX (vig)-II
ROOM NO 347, 3RD FOOR
AAYKAR BHAVAN
MAHARSHI KARVE ROAD
MUMBAI 400 020
FAX NO 200 1275
SIR,
FOR KIND ATTENTION: SHRI J.B.MOHAPATRA
REFERENCE FILE: F.NO DIT(V) (W) CON.166/U-II/2002-108
LETTER DATED: 18-10-2002
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This is in reference to your above CONFIDENTIAL letter in connection with my complaint letter filed with Central Vigilance Commission.
2. I confirm that I have written letter of complaint dated 3-6-2002 to Central Vigilance Commission and I am enclosing copy of letter addressed to Central Vigilance Commission.
3. I am intrigued that Central Investigation has officially designated the Income Tax department to conduct detailed inquiry. I would appreciate to havce copy of their reference letter for my satisfaction as I have not received any communication from them in this regard that the probe would be handled by your office. I would appreciate that you furnish reference file with Central Vigilance Commission.
4. I am enclosing letter addressed to Director General of Income Tax Investigation addressed to him on 10-6-2002 and I have reason to believe that he has not conducted further inquiries in view of the letter. Before conducting any meaningful vigilance inquiry it is necessary that the investigation is completed so as to secure complet evidence and recording of statement.
5. In light of para 4, you direct Mr. Roongta to submit result of findings pursuant to my correspondence till date covering the spirit of letter dated 23-1-2002 ,3-6-2002 and 10-6-2002 within next ten working days of receipt of this letter for sake of efficiency and effectiveness. In case, Mr. Roongta does not take initiative on your instructions, you immediately launch vigilance inquiry on Mr. Roongta for being in collusion with the auditors,etc.
6. In order to maintain conducive, free and relaxed atmosphere for vigilance inquiry , you specifically instruct Additional Commissioner of Income Tax, Range 11 (Mr. M.H.Pandav, AHMEDABAD phone 6584535 ,resid 6748167} to withhold any coercive measures for tax recovery by the tax recovery officer Mr. James Kurien- Range 11 and thereby harass me by not staying the demand in light of my letter dated 17-10-2002 addressed to him which specifically covers the mischief of the assessing officer Mr. Parmar in collusion with the auditor Mr. Hemant Kashiparekh. I have reason to believe that Mr. Roongta has intiated steps for harassment against me in view of my complaint to the vigilance commission and subtle threats during the meeting on 25-6-2002 through the assessing officer. Range 11 and their supporters. In case Mr. Pandav does not initiate steps to conduct inquiry on Mr.Kashiparekh in light of my letter dated 17-10-2002 addressed to him , you shall launch immediate inquiries against him on grounds of tacit collusion with the auditors and denying fair justice and equity to me. Kindly confirm whether you are initiating steps to restrain them.
7. I have strong reason to believe that the matter has been leaked immediately after my telegram on 15-9-2000 to Director General Of Income Tax-Investigation which has led to the amalgamation of the companies involved to stall further investigation in view of the instruction of further investigation was passed on to the assessing officer as per the letter dated Sept 19,2000 issued by the Director General to the undersigned.
8. In case, Mr. Wakharkar had promptly followed up based on the contents of my letter dated Oct 30,2000 the scandal which involved Ketan Parekh, Global Trust Bank which rocked the stock market would not have taken palce at all in view of the information annexed at the time of my statement recorded on 10-5-2000 by DDIT unit I (IV).
9. I urge you to have a time bound programme for conducting inquiry otherwise this inquiry has no meaning at all.
10. It would be more meaningful and fruitful, if you come to Ahmedabad, understand the facts of the case with Mr. R. Diwedi , Investigating familiar with the case, record the statement of Director General of Income Tax –Investigation, Mr. Roongta and discuss the matter with me in person, intimating time and pace where you can be contacted in Ahmedabad. This is the only way you would be able to pull up the working of the investigation department. In case this is not done, I hardly see that any informant would be willing to share valuable information. At the moment, I am not in a position to come to Bombay at all.
11. A copy of this letter is faxed to you while original with annexures is being sent separately by post which may take some time for you to receive on account of postal holidays and diwali vacation.
12. Kindly acknowledge receipt of this letter. Please note my email Id. psmody@indiatimes.com
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,
P S MODY
ANNEX: 1) LETTER DATED 10-6-2002 ,25-6-2002
2) LETTER DATED 17-10-2002
3) COPY OF LETTER ADDRESSED TO CENTRAL VIGILANCE
COMMISSION 3-6-2002
