Ram Survey News-- Ram Survey v/s Income-Tax case

I just got the details of it so after so many days i am posting this on the blog. The reason RS is not paying us is now clear that as they have failed to file audited financial reports in the past & so  income-tax authorities have sealed their bank a/c's and offices. Also the MD is on the run or absconding. Now coming back to the other topics:

i) What about legal notice sent from Rajkot by members? :
I have tried to get the copy from my up-line but the top main leader has failed to give him a copy neither he wants to further divulge the details of the case. However there is no reply from Ram Survey regarding the notice. In short over here in Rajkot the main up-line leader just wants people like me to "Pray to God so that we could get our money back". I bet he has earned lakhs from Ram Survey but not ready to give some fight to Ram Survey so that his down line or other members can recover the money. In short the attitude of leaders is making me nervous & that's why i couldn't post it on blog. But today i have gathered courage & doing it so. Also i am unable to get a copy of the notice sent to them neither my immediate up line has been given any copy.

ii) What about payment or Ram Discount Bazaar(RDB) products?:  payments can only come if their a/c's are UN-sealed by authorities. Now as Ram Survey is fighting against Income-tax authorities this is not gonna happen any sooner. For RDB now they have changed terms that we have to first deposit 50% payment into their a/c's first & then they will send the products. But there is no one to receive their phone calls or email. So i think no one should order their products. Yes the latest update by them on their member login panel says that "Members can redeem their earnings by ordering RDB products". But how can we trust them if the company's mobile numbers & email are going to deaf ears ?

iii) Future of Ram Survey: The future can still be good if management comes and interact. Instead they launch new products like they have won a world cup but in ground reality nothing is happening. Not a single site of their is functioning properly. If you click on side links like "about company","contact us","our mission" the page will show errors and not open. So it seems that they are hanging out but not a single member is happy even though they have not closed down the shutters completely yet. But for majority of members the shop is closed only as there is only one way communication. In short future is UN-certain.

Now i m  posting the email details that i received today from member of Ram Survey regarding their case with Income-tax:
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Court No. - 32

Case :- WRIT TAX No. - 1259 of 2011

Petitioner :- Ram Naresh Survey International Pvt. Ltd.
Respondent :- Asstt. Director Of Income Tax (Investigation) And Others
Petitioner Counsel :- Dinesh Tiwari,Rahul Misra
Respondent Counsel :- C.S.C., Income Tax,Govind Krishna

Hon'ble Sunil Ambwani,J.
Hon'ble Surendra Vikram Singh Rathore,J.
We have heard Shri A.B. Shukla and Shri Dinesh Tiwari for the petitioner. Shri Bharat Ji Agarwal and Shri Govind Krishna appear for the Income Tax Department.
The petitioner has prayed for directions to the Assistant Director of Income Tax (Investigation), Allahabad to withdraw the notices under Section 131 (1A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 issued to HDFC Bank, Dankinganj, Mirzapur and other branches of the Bank, restraining the bank accounts and sealing the office premises of the petitioner on 21.8.2011. The petitioner has also prayed for directions to the bank to allow operation of bank accounts; permit the petitioner to get the accounts audited and to submit return of income along with audit report by 30th September, 2011 for the assessment year 2011-12, which is stated to be the first assessment year of the petitioner.
A supplementary affidavit has been filed explaining the nature of the business carrying out by the petitioner. The brochure annexed to the supplementary affidavit declares 'Ram Survey' as the India's largest survey company. It is a group of 'Ram Naresh Survey International Private Limited'.� Ram Survey, as it is declared in the brochure, is an online market research Group, where consumers join hands to shape and develop products and services through online survey.� The survey opinions, upon the customers, who have opinion matters for market survey, give an opportunity to mint� the opinion� of the customer every time he expresses it. A person becomes� the member of Ram Survey with joining fee of Rs. 3500/- (including service tax and which includes registration fee of Rs. 1000/- and panel charges of Rs. 2500/-). On becoming the member, the company offers advance product coupon to be downloaded and get it printed from the member panel which can be used for online shopping from ramdiscountbazaar.com. The scheme provides that on every Wednesday,� a member will be asked to provide his opinion in the questionnaire or survey format, about product or services. The opinion of income will be generated from the reward point.
It is stated that by the action taken by the Income Tax Department under Section 130 (1A) on which the notices were issued to HDFC bank in respect of enquiries made in the case of Vadakkum Cherry Josephelsy, the Assistant Director of Income Tax, Allahabad by his order dated 30.6.2011 issuing notice to the petitioner, directed the bank not to allow the petitioners to operate the bank account. The notice refers to Ram Naresh Survey International Private Limited, Ashish Dwivedi, Ruchi Kesharvani, Chandra Prabha Kushwaha, Ratnesh Mishra, & Sushil Kushwaha.
It is stated that a first information report was lodged against one of the member in Case Crime no. 298 of 2011 in which the petitioners were granted bail on 15.6.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that without issuing any notice, their operations have been stopped causing severe hardship to the petitioner in which they cannot get their account audited and file returns which are to be filed by 30.9.2011.
Shri Bharat Ji Agarwal appearing for the department states that having received information, in which it was also reported that the petitioners are absconding, the orders were issued to the� competent officer under Section 131 (1A) on 30.6.2011. These orders, however, have� become academic after authorisation was given by the Commissioner of Income Tax on which the Authorised Officer has passed orders on 23.8.2011 under Section 132 (3) of the Income Tax Act, directing the banks not to remove part with or otherwise deal with the articles mentioned below without my previous permission. The articles referred to the bank accounts of the petitioner in the Axis Bank Limited, Mirzapur; H.D.F.C. Bank, Dankinganj, Mirzapur; State Bank of India, City Branch, Mirzapur;� and ICICI Bank, Mirzapur.
Shri Bharat Ji Agarwal submits that there is no assertion in the pleading that the Income Tax Department has sealed the business premises. He submits that in view of Dr. Anil Kumar Agarwal vs. Union of India and others 266 ITR 207 a writ will not be issued against the order under Section 131 (1A) unless a prejutice is caused. The cause of action against the notice under Section 131 (1A) has now become academic after issuance of the order by the Authorized Officer under Section 132 (3) of the Act.
The petitioner has not challenged the orders under Section 132 (1) and Section 132 (3) even if they were not informed with these orders, they have been given information of the proceedings in the Court. It will be open for them to challenge the orders by filing an amendment application, or to file a fresh writ petition.
Shri Bharat Ji Agarwal prays for and is allowed three weeks' time to file counter affidavit. The petitioner will have one week thereafter to file rejoinder affidavit.
List on 17.10.2011.
In the meantime, in order to permit the petitioner to get his accounts audited and to file returns, it will be open to the petitioner to apply to the bank, which will provide to the petitioner duly verified copy of the statement of accounts. We, however, make it clear that we have not passed any orders to allow� the petitioner to operate the bank accounts, at this stage.
Order Date :- 7.9.2011
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Note: I request members who have contacts in Allahabad high court to give more updates regarding the above case against Ram Survey.