March 14, 2016 6:06 PM

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SC asks Centre to submit IT assessment details of kith and kin of former CJI Balakrishnan

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to submit Income Tax assessment details of kith and kin of former Chief Justice of India (CJI) K G Balakrishnan. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra was hearing a PIL, filed by NGO Common Cause, seeking CBI probe into alleged amassing of<br/>wealth by the kith and kin of Justice Balakrishnan during his<br/>tenure as an apex court judge and Chairperson of the NHRC.<br/><br/>On September 15 last year, the apex court had sought the assistance of the Attorney General to hear a plea and had made it clear that it would not go into the allegations of 'benami'<br/>transactions. <br/><br/>It had said the issue of alleged Income Tax violations could have been looked into. The bench posted the matter for further hearing on July 12.

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