Overview

• The Bombay High Court on June 24 ordered an interim payment of ₹19 lakh to Darshan Singh Parmar within six weeks after more than three decades of providing leads on tax evaders.
• Justices M S Sonak and Jitendra Jain reproached the Maharashtra government for failing to specify recoveries from Parmar’s tips and withholding details to stall payment.
• The bench mandated the sales tax commissioner and finance secretary to calculate the exact reward within six months and pay it within two months thereafter.
• Parmar has supplied leads to the State Sales Tax Department since 1992, prompting recoveries from multiple tax evaders yet remaining unpaid.
• The verdict highlights the High Court’s insistence on fair operation of government reward schemes and issues a warning against frivolous objections to delay legitimate dues.