Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Delhi High Court Quashes I-T Notices Against NDTV Founders
The Delhi High Court has decided to stop a tax case against Prannoy and Radhika Roy, who started NDTV.
The court said the tax department should not have tried to re-examine the same issue again.
The court also made the tax department pay a small fine to the Roys.
The tax department had said the Roys gave loans without interest to a company they owned, but the court did not agree with this.
This is not the first time the court has stopped such cases against the Roys.
The court mentioned that no amount of cost can be treated as enough for these cases, but they had to impose some fine.
The detailed judgement is yet to be made public.
Delhi High Court quashed income-tax reassessment notices issued to Prannoy and Radhika Roy in 2016.
The court imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the I-T department, with Rs 1 lakh each to be paid to the Roys.
The I-T department had alleged that the Roys advanced interest-free loans of Rs 403.85 crore to RRPR Holding Pvt Ltd.
The Roys argued that the reassessment proceedings were a 'change of opinion' and not permissible under the law.
The court had previously quashed similar reassessment proceedings in a separate case involving the Roys in September 2024.
- Who
- Prannoy and Radhika Roy, founders of NDTV
- What
- Delhi High Court quashed income-tax reassessment notices against them and imposed a fine on the I-T department
- When
- Monday, January 19, 2026 (specific date mentioned)
- Where
- Delhi High Court
- Why
- The I-T department's reassessment notices were deemed a 'change of opinion' and not permissible under the law
- Petitioners
- Prannoy and Radhika Roy
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Judges
- Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar
- Fine Imposed on I-T Department
- Rs 2 lakh total (Rs 1 lakh each to the Roys)
- Allegation by I-T Department
- Interest-free loans to RRPR Holding Pvt Ltd
- Initial Reassessment Year
- 2009-10
- Reassessment Order Year
- 2013
- Reissue of Reassessment Notices
- 2016
- Amount of Alleged Interest-Free Loan
- Rs 403.85 crore
- Similar Case Quashed
- September 2024
Sources
Delhi High Court quashes income-tax case against Prannoy and Radhika Roy, slaps fine on I-T department - Telegraph India
Delhi HC quashes tax notices against NDTV founders Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy; slaps ₹2 lakh costs on I-T dept
NDTV case: Delhi HC sets aside IT notices to Prannoy and Radhika Roy, fines Income Tax department
‘Harassment’, ‘no amount of cost enough’: Delhi HC quashes tax notices against ex-NDTV promoters Prannoy and Radhika Roy
HC quashes tax notices to Prannoy Roy, wife; imposes cost on I-T department
Delhi High Court Quashes IT Notices To NDTV Founders, Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy
Delhi HC quashes 2016 income tax notices to Prannoy, Radhika Roy; fines I-T dept ₹2 lakh
Delhi high court quashes income tax notices to NDTV founders Prannoy and Radhika Roy - Telegraph India
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