Refusal to Interfere with Income Tax Department's Seizure of ₹1 Crore from CPI(M) During 2024 General Elections: Kerala High Court
In a significant ruling on 2nd May 2025, the Kerala High Court upheld the action taken by the Income Tax Department under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, where it had seized Rs. 1 crore from the Bank of India, Thrissur branch, held in the name of the CPI(M) Thrissur District Committee. The Court, while dismissing the writ petition filed by M. M. Varghese, former Secretary of the…
