K. V. Chowdary
| K. V. Chowdary | |
|---|---|
| Earlier Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) | |
|
Assumed office Aug 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | R K Tewari |
| Succeeded by | Anita Kapur |
| Nov 1, 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1954 kurrumaddali,Krishna dist,Andhra pradesh, |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hindu |
K. V. Chowdary is an Indian IRS officer. He was appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) of India by PM Narendra Modi on June 8, 2015.[1][2] He is appointed as the Advisor to the Special Investigation Team (SIT). His appointment as CVC has recently got challenged in the Supreme Court of India.[3][4]
He is a 1978-batch officer of the Income Tax cadre. He was the Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex authority of the Indian Income Tax department. He had earlier served as the Director General of I-T (Investigations) in the national capital where he headed a number of high-profile tax probes, including:
- the 2G spectrum allocation case[5]
- HSBC Geneva taxpayers list along with a number of cases dealing with black money and tax evasion[5]
- raids on Nitin Gadkari's firms which led to Gadkari stepping down as [BJP]'s party president[2]
- investigation against meat exporter Moin Qureshi and his links with the then CBI Director Ranjit Sinha.[2]
References
- ↑ "Blackmoney: Government appoints outgoing CBDT boss K V Chowdary as SIT Advisor.". Retrieved Oct 31, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Why Jethmalani, Bhushan are unhappy with Modi govt over new CVC Chowdary's appointment
- ↑ http://www.indiacentral.org/videos/interviews/prashant-bhushan-on-the-new-cvc-appointment-shocking-facts
- ↑ "Plea in Supreme Court challenging appointment of Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Vigilance Commissioner". Retrieved Jul 22, 2015.
- 1 2 "K. V. Chowdary is new CBDT Chairperson". The Hindu. Aug 1, 2014. Retrieved Nov 7, 2014.
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