« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  ITR Filing 2025: These individuals are exempt from paying tax. Do they need to file returns?  Full List Of Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs Announced Wednesday  Top 5 tax-saving investment options for salaried individuals to consider before March 31, 2025  5 lesser lesser-known avenues of tax saving you can use to save income tax before March 31, 2025  March 15 is deadline for last advance tax installment: Know if you must pay «  CAs may be roped... Tax rate may be set at 16%- Pranab... » HC frowns at roving tax inquiry June, 11th 2009 Here's relief for companies who live in fear of surprise raids from the I-T department. The Delhi high court said tax personnel cannot resort to snooping on companies as it amounts to 'invasion of privacy'. The court termed a search operation by the department as a "serious invasion of privacy and freedom of citizens'' and held that the department can't indulge in "roving or fishing" exercises. The observations came in a case pertaining to a search operation on infrastructure major EMMAR MGF in 2007 when tax officials seized two laptops from the company's auditing and accounting firm. The laptops contained information pertaining to other clients, including Maytas, which was promoted by kin of Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju. The court held since the exercise of the power is "an invasion" on the rights of the taxpayer, it must be exercised only for purposes for which the law permitted it to occur.