Mallya-ble Revenue Officers

By Vijay Kumar

ASSESSEES summoned by Central Excise/Customs/Service Tax officers must have horrible experiences of insult, humiliation and even third degree etched deeply in their memories.

But some assessees can recount sweet memories of exceptionally nice behaviour by the Revenue officers. The much maligned Vijay Mallya is perhaps one of them.

It seems Vijay Mallyahad visited the premises of the Service Tax office at Churchgate, Mumbai on being summoned. He was ushered into the cabin of the Commissioner and his statement was recorded by the Commissioner himself. After that, he was escorted out by the Commissioner himself till the lift.

Nothing wrong with this courteous behaviour to an assessee; in fact, this is the way all the assessees should be treated.

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