Special Court to Hear Corruption Cases Against Former Inland Revenue Chief Chudamani Sharma

The Special Court is set to hear two corruption cases against former Director General of the Inland Revenue Department, Chudamani Sharma, concerning the illegal accumulation of 'ill-gotten wealth' and tax evasion.A hearing has been scheduled before the bench of Judge Narayan Prasad Poudel and Judge Dilliratna Shrestha for the case accusing Sharma, along with Lumbadhwaj Mahat, former chairman of the Tax Settlement Commission, and member Umesh Dhakal, of corruption by granting tax exemptions amounting to NPR 10 billion, 2 crore, 19 lakh, 1 thousand, and 824 rupees.The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) filed the case, concluding...