Something is pathologically, terminally and seriously wrong with our departmental adjudication

The article of Justice Raghuram "Something is pathologically, terminally and seriously wrong with our departmental adjudication" has clearly brought out revenue bias of the officers of the department. It has fairly addressed the reasons the such actions by the officers.

Can we see some change in the near future, with the change of guard in Government ?

Well, it is time that the political class creates an enviable environment whereby each and every one in the tax-paying community feels proud that he had correctly contributed his share, on his own, to the exchequer and there is no uncertainty, harassment, litigation, exploitation or evasion of tax.

If Taxation as a powerful tool is used merely to generate revenue, distribute wealth and to govern socio-economic activities, it would be ideal and not as a macro instrument to cause widespread hardship.

Ravindran.v.
Advocate, Chennai

V Ravindran 19/01/2015