Dhaka, June 21 -- The High Court on Tuesday directed to maintain the status quo for three months on the decision passed by the Taxes Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka regarding tax claim of Tk 60.98 million by the income tax authority from the 'Dr Kamal Hossain and Associates', a law firm led by renowned lawyer Dr Kamal Hossain.

The High Court also issued a rule asking the respondents to explain in one week why the decision of the tribunal rejecting an appeal against the income tax department's assessment that imposed Tk 60.98 million as tax for the law firm in 2018-2019 tax year should not be declared illegal.

The High Court bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice S M Maniruzzaman passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed by Dr ...