: The Madras High Court on Thursday
quashed an I-T department's show-cause notice to former IPS officer K Vijayakumar, demanding capital gain tax on sale of land given to him by the Tamil Nadu government for his role in eliminating sandalwood smuggler Veerappan.
Vijayakumar, who led Operation Cocoon against forest brigand Veerappan in 2004 killing him in an encounter, was allotted plots along with the other members of Special Task Force by the then AIADMK government for their 'commendable' service.
In 2009, the former IPS officer sold the portion of his share of land for Rs 1.99 crore.
Claiming that the income of the petitioner through such sale would attract capital gain tax, the income-tax department had issued the show-cause notice stating that the approval of exemption by the Centre was not produced.
Aggrieved, the petitioner, who is at present senior security advisor in the Union Home Ministry, moved the court challenging the notice.
He submitted that the reward ...
