Failure to deposit TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) of over Rs 2.5 crore (for two financial years) allegedly from a former sales director's and few other employees' salaries with the Income Tax Department, has put a company's founder chairman and its director in a fix. The IT department recently issued a notice asking them to pay the same immediately or face recovery proceedings. The accused were summoned for a hearing on Tuesday, but the matter was adjourned for next month, due to non-availability of the Magistrate.

In a criminal case filed by Mahesh Matta (the former sales director), the Additional Metropolitan Magistrate, Andheri court had issued summons to Ajit Patel, founder chairman and Vijay Dalwani, director of M/s Sanda Wellbeing Pvt Ltd, a Mumbai-based BPO firm dealing in herbal products, after finding prima facie evidence against them for criminal breach of trust, and forgery. The court also set aside the C summary report submitted by MIDC police on July 14, 2016, that cited that there is no case being made against the company for forgery, after a petition challenging the police report was argued on behalf of petitioner Matta. "I am of the opinion that no case is made out for grant of C summary. There are sufficient grounds to proceed against the accused for the offence punishable under various sections of IPC and accordingly reject the C summary filed by police and direct summoning the accused," explained advocate Dinesh Tiwari, who represented Matta.