CBDT chargesheets 3 senior IRS officers for 'misguiding' young taxmen

These officers also have been divested of their current duties on charges of violating Rules 9 and 3(1)(xx) of the Central Civil Service Conduct Rules

The CBDT on Monday issued charge sheets against three principal commissioner-rank IRS officers for "misguiding" young taxmen and "unauthorisedly" making public a report that called for a hike in taxes to fund the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The three IRS officers -- Sanjay Bahadur (principal director investigation, northeast region; 1989 batch), Shri Prakash Dubey (director DOPT, IRS Association's joint secretary; 2001 batch) and Prashant Bhushan (principal commissioner of income tax, Delhi, and IRS Association's general secretary; 1988 batch) -- have been given 15 days' time to submit a written response in their defence to the charge sheets and also