The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a first information report against former Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Hyderabad, Jeevanlal Lavidiya, and his wife, former DIG, CISF, Shipra Srivastava, in an alleged disproportionate assets case.
The FIR was registered by the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Branch-III, New Delhi, alleging that Lavidiya illicitly enriched himself during the check period from April 1, 2022, to May 10, 2025, amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
According to the FIR, the alleged disproportionate assets amount to Rs 1,11,77,889, representing 57.10 per cent more than Lavidiya’s declared sources of income. The FIR also claims that Srivastava abetted her husband in acquiring the alleged assets.
Lavidiya, an Indian Revenue Service officer of the 2004 batch, was posted as Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Hyderabad, and held charge of Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Unit-8 and Unit-7, within the office of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Hyderabad.
The FIR refers to a prior CBI case, registered on May 9, 2025, against Lavidiya and others relating to allegations of gaining undue advantage in deciding appeals in favour of assesses.
Following a complaint annexed to the FIR, searches were conducted at various locations, including the residential premises of Lavidiya and Srivastava, on May 9, 2025.
Documents concerning movable and immovable assets allegedly acquired by Lavidiya and family members were found and seized.
The CBI has registered the case under Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, against Lavidiya, and under Section 12 read with Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(b) of the Act against Srivastava.
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