Noting that the I-T summons have come only after searches conducted on her premises, Justice K Ravichandra Babu told the Vice chancellor Dr Geethalakshmi that "don't try to escape from the clutches of tax inquiry... . You are occupying a responsible position and a public office."
If the taxman had issued summons, it was the responsibility of the recipient to appear and offer explanation to the satisfaction of the officials, he said.
The I-T Department had on April 9 issued summonses to S Geethalakshmi besides Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar and actor politician Sarath Kumar, asking them to appear before it on April 10 to join the probe.
Income Tax sleuths had conducted searches at her home on April 7 and completed the exercise on April 8.
The raid on the premises of the VC was over allegations related to "some transfers".
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