HOMAGE TO LILADHAR

L R BRAHMKSHTRIYA

(28/02/1963 - 05/10/2010}

Income Tax Officers - Gujarat, mourns the sad and untimely demise of our friend and colleague Mr Liladhar R Brahmakshtriya, Income Tax Officer of Gujarat Charge.

He left this mortal world on 05th of October, after a very long illness, leaving behind him his wife and two children.

Mr Brahmkshtriya joined the Department in the Cadre of Income tax Inspector in 88-89 at Ahmedabad. He worked in the Investigation wing, Audit and Special Range at Ahmedabad. He was promoted as ITO in 2001 and was posted at Palanpur and then to Rajkot.

Due to his illness he was transferred to Ahmedabad for the purpose treatment.

Fondly known as BRHAMAJI in close circles, he was very soft-spoken, ever smiling and friendly personality. He was a very competent and intelligent Officer. The authorities under whom he worked during his relatively short-lived career held him in very high regards. The Department has lost a very brilliant officer and we all have lost a very good friend.

May the Departed Soul Rest in Eternal Peace!

Lets All Pray !!!

Brhamastra?

Search and seizure is the "Brhamastra" of Income tax Department. Brahmastra means the ultimate weapon, it is considered the deadliest weapon. It is said that when a Brahmastra is discharged, there is neither a counter attack nor a defence that may stop it.

The Investigation wing of the Department is blessed with the power to ignite the Brahmastra of Search and Seizure but the Assessing officers in the Central Charges are burdened with the responsibility to give a final and decisive shape to the use and effect of the Brahmastra of search in the from of a solid full proof Assessment Order.

The Central Charges are the most important charges, are very very heavy in terms of work load and quantum involved and are also highly sensitive as it involves search assessments. The officer posted in a Central charge is expected to carry out a thorough verification of the voluminous seized material pulled up by a number of search parties without proper verification in many of the cases.

During the assessment proceedings in central circles many assesses, having an experience of search action, becomes very tough and defiant. The cases in the Central Circles are represented by very experienced, specialist and well equipped tax experts. The A O to has to handle them also.

In earlier times i.e. before 10 years or so senior most ACsIT of high calibre were picked up for posting in the Central Charges so that the action of search and seizure is justified by a proper and correct assessment. However in last few years it is seen that tendency of posting newly promoted ACsIT or inexperienced Officers in the Central Charges has developed. This is not best of practices and is also against the settled traditions of the Department.

The posting in the Central Circle of a newly promoted AC normally comes as a shock to him which wipes of the joy of promotion. This is like a person who is up till now doing "one plus one equal to two " is suddenly asked to solve some "complicated equations". Though there is no dearth of talent, capacity and commitment in the newly promoted ACs, their first posting in central circles is a bit unfair to them. In many cases it is seen that due to lack of experience in handling big assessments they fail to match up to the expectations. This many times goes against them in terms of Audit,Inspections, Reviews and ACR. Both the sides i.e. the Department and the Officers suffers.

There should therefore, be a definite policy on the postings in the Central Circles we feel....

Otherwise, Even the Brhamastra would fail.

Shame Shame!!!

The September 2010 came to a close with a disappointment for our two senior colleagues who have been denied their fundamental right of promotion without any fault of theirs. Their only fault in the eyes of some however would be that they were not Direct Recruit IRS Officers. Their other fault is probably that they poured their sweat and blood in the service of the Department for 28-30 years. This is the reward they got from their employer.

The DPC for the cadre of JCIT was held on 20/21 September and the interim oral order of Principal bench of CAT was pronounced on 22nd or 23rd September. It is said that the CAT has not granted any stay on the Promotion but it is the UPSC which is reluctant to issue minutes of the DPC meeting. It is said that the lawyer of the UPSC has advised to wait for a certified copy of the order. The next hearing is on 4th October.

The following two officers have been deprived of the promotion due to litigation. Our all sympathies with them. Also we wish them a Very HEALTHY, HAPPY AND ACTIVE RETIRED LIFE.

(i) C.C.S. Bist DCIT : Civil List 00594
(ii) Kamal Raj : DCIT : Civil List 00790

The following Senior DCITs who are in the zone of promotion to the Cadre of JCIT are due to retire in the Current Month i.e on 31/10/2010.

Will they be fortunate unlike the above two?

(i)P G Tare Civil List 0927
(ii)G S Kedurkar Civil List 01607
(iii)M.K.Bhesania Civil List 01735

The other news that is from Jaipur is that meeting of Placement committee for ACIT is now to be held on 05/10/2010.