Congress moves Delhi HC after penalties and account freeze ahead of polls

Acting Chief Justice Manmohan agreed to list the case for hearing during the day if the petition is in order.Last week, the ITAT had dismissed the Congress’ appeal against the imposition of penalties for discrepancies in tax returns for previous years.The party has earlier said the I-T tribunal order freezing its funds was “an attack on democracy” as it had come ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.According to sources, the tribunal had dismissed the Congress’ appeal against the imposition of penalties amounting to Rs 210 crore by the Income Tax department.



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