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After nearly three decades of relentless struggle, a 76-year-old resident of Chembur, Darshan Singh Parmar, has finally received justice for his role in exposing a massive tax evasion racket involving public sector oil company officers and fishermen cooperatives. The Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to pay him Rs 19.44 lakh within six weeks, reprimanding authorities for the inordinate delay and bureaucratic apathy. Parmar blew the whistle on the racket back in August 199
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FAQ :
The whistleblower is Darshan Singh Parmar, a 76-year-old resident of Chembur.
The case involved a tax evasion racket linked to public sector oil company officers and fishermen cooperatives, with alleged tax recoveries amounting to £361 crore.
The Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to pay him £19.44 lakh.
He had to wait for nearly 29 years, having first blown the whistle in August 1996.
The court criticised the state government for inordinate delays and bureaucratic apathy, noting that officials failed to implement the reward scheme fairly and transparently.
The court rejected the tax department's arguments that rewards are only disbursed after final recovery, emphasising that the amount determined by them should not have been withheld.
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