New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Delhi court has convicted two Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials for offences of assault, mischief and criminal trespass in connection with a controversial search and arrest operation conducted at the residence of a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer in 2000, holding that the action was carried out in a “malafide manner” to frustrate a tribunal order. Judicial Magistrate First Class Shashank Nandan Bhatt of the Tis Hazari Courts convicte…
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New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, on Friday highlighted the importance of innovation in strengthening the democratic and electoral process, an official said.Addressing officer trainees of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and the Royal Bhutan Service (RBS) at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIDEM), Gyanesh Kumar called upon officials to exploit the potential of innovation in public services.Gyanesh Kumar is himself credi…
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Kompella Venkata Ramana Murty, a 1991‑batch Indian Defence Accounts Service officer and former Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts, has been appointed as a whole‑time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a three‑year term, the Department of Economic Affairs said in an official statement.The government’s Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved Murty’s appointment for a period of three years from the date he assumes ch…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A fair and transparent tax system fosters equity and strengthens the foundation of inclusive and sustainable growth, President Droupadi Murmu said on Tuesday while interacting with officer trainees of the 79th batch of Indian Revenue Service (IT). Addressing the officers at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President advised them to exercise their authority with humility, restraint, and an unwavering commitment to constitutional values.The President said that as IRS officers, th…
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday appointed Pratap Singh, a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, as Special Observer in connection with work relating to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls and the forthcoming General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, 2026.According to a directive issued by the Commission, Singh will oversee that the process of Special Intensive Revision is carried out strictly in accordance wit…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain the defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd and OTT platform Netflix over his alleged defamatory portrayal in the web series ‘The Ba**ds of Bollywood’*. Holding that the Delhi HC lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the suit, a single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kaurav return…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court is set to pronounce on Thursday its verdict in the defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd and OTT platform Netflix over his alleged defamatory portrayal in the web series ‘The Ba**ds of Bollywood’*. As per the causelist published on the official website, a single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kaurav will deli…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s decision upholding the promotion of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and former NCB officer Sameer Dnyandev Wankhede. A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe dismissed the special leave petition (SLP) filed by the Union of India, observing that it was “not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment and order in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 136 of the Constitution o…
Jhansi, Dec 31 (IANS) In a significant anti-corruption drive, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has dismantled a bribery network operating within the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) office in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The agency arrested a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, identified as Deputy Commissioner Prabha Bhandari (2016 batch), along with two Superintendents, an advocate, and the owner of a private company; Ajay Sharma, Anil Kumar Tiwari Superintendents CGST, (Jhans…