Ash’s I-T relief under HC lens

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Mumbai, Oct 14 : The Bombay High Court has admitted an appeal filed by the Income Tax authorities, challenging relief granted to Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan by Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).

A division bench headed by Justice S Radhakrishnan admitted the appeal by I-T authorities over Aishwarya’s tax assessment for FY 1996-1997. The I-T authorities moved to HC following ITAT’s last year decision quashing an I-T department decision to reopen Aishwarya’s tax assessment.

I-T department’s lawyer Benny Chatterjee argued that Aishwarya’s income is not being questioned, but her getting exemption under NRI category is questionable. The key issue is weather Aishwarya—who had won Miss World title just then - could claim to be a Non Resident Indian for that period, he added.