CA NeWs Beta*: Dear Finance Minister, Will You Listen To Nani Palkhivala Before It is Too Late?
Dear Finance Minister, Will You Listen To Nani Palkhivala Before It is Too Late?
The Maddening Instability of Income-tax Law by Late Nani A. Palkhivala, Senior Advocate
In 1991, Nani Palkhivala called the Income-tax Act “a national
disgrace” because of its “maddening instability”. He expressed anguish
at the “pathological change mania” that had gripped the Finance Ministry
which caused it to make repeated and mindless amendments to the Law. He
also expressed disappointment with the Indian public who endured
injustice and unfairness with “feudalistic servility” and “fatalistic
resignation”. 20 years later and in the wake of the storm that the
proposed retrospective amendments in the Finance Bill 2012 have caused,
it is finally time for the Government and the nation to pay attention to
what he was saying.
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