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2018 (9) TMI 1412 - HC - Income TaxPIL - Vide present petition which is filed in public interest, the petitioner seeks direction for an enquiry to be caused by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation in respect of alleged undeclared income - offence under the prevention of corruption act against respondent - Held that:- Since income, said to be the “unaccounted” by the present petitioner, has been subjected to judicial review and there are orders in favour of the assessee, we fail to appreciate the contention raised by the petitioner of its being earned through corrupt practice. The petitioner besides being a practicing lawyer of the court is an ex-MLA, and on enquiry he reveals of belonging to a national political party which does not rule out the fact that it is to gain political mileage which is implicit, rather any public interest. The present Public Interest Litigation is not a genuine Public Interest Litigation, but a politically motivated litigation, which deserves to be dismissed with exemplary cost, we intend to impose rupees one lakh cost so that the petitioner is deterred from filing such frivolous litigation. However, we are assured by the petitioner that in future he will be careful in not indulging in frivolous litigation.
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