AND NANDIKONDA W.P.No.26497 OF 2011 ORDER : (per Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Sam Koshy)

Heard Mr. Grandhi Srikanth, learned counsel representing Mr. J.Prabhakar, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners and Mr. K.Sudhakar Reddy, learned Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department for respondent No.8. Perused the record.

2. The present writ petition has been filed seeking for the following relief:

“It is, therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to pass appropriate writ, order or direction, particularly writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of respondent Nos.1 to 5 upon representations of petitioner and consequential non- payment of reward in terms of Guidelines For Grant Of Rewards to Informants, 2007 issued by Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Director Taxes) as illegal, arbitrary, violative of provisions of Income Tax Act, Money Laundering Act and contrary to the above guidelines and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents to take appropriate action on the representations of the petitioner including payment of reward amount and pass such further or other orders as this Hon’ble Court deems just and proper.”

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