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Date: 2014-05-29 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In pursuance of the Order dated 4.7.2011 Supreme Court of India passed in Writ Petition No. 176 of 2009, Central Government in the Ministry

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Executive Summary: This notification, dated May 29, 2014, establishes a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in pursuance of a Supreme Court order dated 4.7.2011. The SIT is tasked with investigating unaccounted monies held in foreign bank accounts and developing a comprehensive action plan to combat the generation of such monies. The notification outlines the team's composition, responsibilities, and operational guidelines, subject to the outcome of a pending Review Petition in the Supreme Court. Key Points / Main Content: Establishment and Composition of SIT: * The Central Government, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, constitutes the Special Investigation Team (SIT). * The SIT is headed by a Chairman and Vice Chairman, both former Supreme Court Judges. * The SIT includes members from various government agencies, including the Revenue Secretary, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, and Directors from IB, Enforcement Directorate, CBI, CBDT, Narcotics Control Bureau, Revenue Intelligence, Financial Intelligence Unit, Joint Secretary FT TRI, CBDT, and Research and Analysis Wing. Responsibilities and Duties of SIT: * The SIT will function under the guidance of the Chairman and Vice Chairman. * It is responsible for investigating, initiating proceedings, and prosecuting cases related to: * Unaccounted monies of Hassan Ali Khan and the Tapurias. * Pending or future investigations of stashed unaccounted monies in foreign bank accounts by Indians or entities operating in India. * Matters related to unaccounted monies stashed in foreign banks by Indians or entities operating in India. * The SIT must investigate the source and movement of such monies, both into and out of the country, and their use in India or abroad. * The SIT is responsible for preparing a comprehensive action plan to strengthen the country's battle against the generation and stashing of unaccounted monies. Operational Guidelines: * The SIT reports to the Hon'ble Supreme Court and must keep it informed of major developments through periodic status reports. * All state organs, agencies, departments, and agents must provide necessary cooperation to the SIT. * The Union and State Governments will facilitate investigations by providing financial, material, legal, diplomatic, and intelligence resources. * The SIT is empowered to further investigate cases even where chargesheets have been filed. * The SIT may register further cases, conduct investigations, and initiate proceedings to bring back unaccounted monies unlawfully kept in bank accounts abroad. * Remuneration, allowances and facilities for Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be as per judgement dated 4.7.2011. * JSR Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance would be Member Secretary of SIT. Final Clause * Notification is subject to the outcome of the Review Petition Pending in the Supreme Court. Impact Analysis: Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.B. Shah and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat (Chairman and Vice Chairman): Impact: To supervise the Special Investigation Team. Action Required: Remuneration, allowances, facilities etc. shall be as per judgement dated 4.7.2011. Revenue Secretary, Deputy Governor of RBI, Directors of IB, Enforcement Directorate, CBI, CBDT, Narcotics Control Bureau, Revenue Intelligence, Financial Intelligence Unit, Joint Secretary FT TRI, CBDT, and Research and Analysis Wing (SIT Members): Impact: Expected to actively participate in the investigation, proceedings, and prosecution of cases related to unaccounted monies. Action Required: Provide necessary information, resources, and support to the SIT as required. Union and State Governments: Impact: Required to support the SIT in its investigations. Action Required: Facilitate the conduct of investigations by providing necessary financial, material, legal, diplomatic, and intelligence resources. Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance: Impact: Responsible for the administrative and infrastructural support of the SIT. Action Required: Create appropriate infrastructure and other facilities for the proper and effective functioning of the Special Investigation Team. Supreme Court: Impact: Receives periodic status reports from the SIT. Action Required: Review status reports and issue special orders as necessary. JSR Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance: Impact: To be the Member Secretary of SIT. Action Required: No action specified in this text.

Key Entities Referenced

Special Investigation Team: A team constituted by the Central Government to investigate issues relating to unaccounted monies. Supreme Court of India: The highest judicial body in India, which passed an order regarding the investigation of unaccounted monies. Ministry of Finance: A department of the Government of India responsible for financial matters, including revenue. Department of Revenue: A department within the Ministry of Finance responsible for revenue collection and administration. M.B. Shah: Former Judge of Supreme Court and Chairman of the Special Investigation Team. Arijit Pasayat: Former Judge of Supreme Court and Vice Chairman of the Special Investigation Team. Reserve Bank of India: A member of the Special Investigation Team, represented by the Deputy Governor. Hassan Ali Khan: Individual whose unaccounted monies are a subject of investigation by the Special Investigation Team.
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No. 11/2/2009-Ad. E.D.—In pursuance of the Order dated 4.7.2011 of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India passed in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 176 of 2009, Central Government in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue hereby constitutes the Special Investigation Team, comprising of the following :- a) Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.B. Shah, former Judge of Supreme Court — Chairman b) Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat former Judge of Supreme Court — Vice Chairman c) Revenue Secretary — Member d) Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India — Member e) Director (IB) — Member f) Director, Enforcement Directorate — Member; g) Director, CBI — Member; h) Chairman, CBDT — Member ; i) Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau—Member ; j) Director General, Revenue Intelligence — Member; k) Director, Financial Intelligence Unit — Member; l) Joint Secretary (FT & TR-I), CBDT — Member and m) Director, Research and Analysis Wing — Member. 2. The terms of references of the Special Investigation Team will be as per order dated 04.07.2011 of Hon’ble Supreme Court and includes as under:- (i) The Special Investigation Team shall function under the guidance and direction of Chairman and Vice Chairman. (ii) The said Special Investigation Team shall be charged with the responsibilities and duties of investigation, initiation of proceedings, and prosecution, whether in the context of appropriate criminal or civil proceedings of :- a) all issues relating to the matters concerning and arising from unaccounted monies of Hassan Ali Khan and the Tapurias; b) all other investigations already commenced and are pending, or awaiting to be initiated, with respect to any other known instances of the stashing of unaccounted monies in foreign bank accounts by Indians or other entities operating in India; and4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1] c) all other matters with respect to unaccounted monies being stashed in foreign banks by Indians or other entities operating in India that may arise in the course of such investigations and proceedings. (iii) It is also the responsibility of SIT to ensure that the matters are also investigated, proceedings initiated and prosecutions conducted with regard to criminality and/or unlawfulness of activities that may have been the source for such monies, as well as the criminal and/or unlawful means that are used to take such unaccounted monies out of and/or bring such monies back into the country, and use of such monies in India or abroad. (iv) The Special Investigation Team shall also be charged with the responsibility of preparing a comprehensive action plan, including the creation of necessary institutional structures that can enable and strengthen the country’s battle against generation of unaccounted monies, and their stashing away in foreign banks or in various forms domestically. 3. The said Special Investigation Team should be responsible to the Hon’ble Supreme Court and that it shall be charged with the duty to keep Supreme Court informed of all major developments by filing of periodic status reports and following of any special orders that Supreme Court may issue from time to time; 4. All organs, agencies, departments and agents of the State, whether at the level of the Union of India, or the State Government, including but not limited to all statutorily formed individual bodies, and other constitutional bodies, extend all the cooperation necessary for the functioning of Special Investigation Team. 5. The Union of India and where needed the State Governments will facilitate the conduct of the investigations, in their fullest measure, by the Special Investigation Team and functioning, by extending all the necessary financial, material, legal, diplomatic and intelligence resources, whether such investigations or portions of such investigations occur inside the country or abroad. 6. The Special Investigation Team also empowered to further investigate even where charge-sheets have been previously filed; and that the Special Investigation Team may register further cases, and conduct appropriate investigations and initiate proceedings, for the purpose of bringing back unaccounted monies unlawfully kept in bank accounts abroad. 7. Remuneration, allowances, facilities etc. for Hon’ble Mr. Justice M.B. Shah and Hon’ble Justice Arijit Pasayat, appointed as Chairman and Vice Chairman to supervise the Special Investigation Team shall be as per judgement dated 4.7.2011. The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India will be responsible for creating the appropriate infrastructure and other facilities for proper and effective functioning of the Special Investigation Team. 8. JS(R) Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance would be Member-Secretary of SIT. 9. This notification is subject to the outcome of the Review Petition Pending in the Supreme Court. M. L. MEENA, Jt. Secy. (Revenue) Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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