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CBI Arrests Advocate, ITAT Judicial Member Accused Of Corruption

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has busted a criminal network allegedly involving an Advocate Rajendra Sisodia; Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur, one Judicial Member S. Seethalakshmi; ITAT, Jaipur, an Assistant Registrar, ITAT, Jaipur and other unknown public servants & private persons for allegedly indulging in corrupt activities for settling appeals pending in ITAT bench, Jaipur in favour of concerned appellants in lieu of bribe.

The CBI registered the instant case on 25.11.2025 against the accused Advocate ITAT and others including Member and Assistant Registrar, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur.

During the operation, Advocate, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Jaipur, was arrested on 25.11.2025 allegedly with a bribe amount of Rs. 5.5. lakhs paid by the appellant through hawala network. Subsequently, Judicial Member, ITAT, Jaipur, was arrested on 26.11.2025 along with the recovery of Rs. 30 lakhs from her official car and the appellant was also arrested on 26.11.2025.

Further, a number of places were raided by multiple CBI teams at Jaipur, Kota and other places and seized cash amounting to more than Rs.1 Crore, transaction details, property documents and other incriminating documents indicating an organized syndicate.

 The search operation and follow up action is still in progress.

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Mariya Paliwala
Mariya Paliwalahttps://www.jurishour.in/
Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 5+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies like LiveLaw & Taxscan.

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