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By Quaid Najmi, Mumbai : In an apparent volte-face, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has said that figures of 'write-offs' of Income Tax arrears furnished under right to information action were sent out in error. Responding to an IANS report "Income Tax Department writes off huge arrears, show RTI replies" on May 28, 2018, the CBDT's official spokesperson said that the the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr-CCIT) Hyderabad had provided erroneous figures of 'write-offs' under an RTI application filed by Chandra Shekhar Gaur, a Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh) activist. According...