Shri Gautam
Bhattacharya, Principal Commissioner of Service Tax, Pune, lost his 17 days struggle
and passed away yesterday evening.
Shri Bhattacharya belongs to 1985 batch of
IRS officers and in the last AGT was posted to Pune ST from TRU, New Delhi. He
was instrumental in bringing several changes in ST law and keen to redress the
trade grievances for smooth implementation of ST laws. He was also a very down
to earth person and having no ego and was accessible to everybody without the
need of an official appointment. He was possessing a cool and compassionate
nature. He was staying alone in Pune and his family was at Delhi. He always focused
on getting the work done and provided a conducive atmosphere to his staff to
work and never used to stress out his subordinates inspite of the tremendous
work pressure.
His
body will be brought to Hertiage Guest House in ICE House, Pune, at around 2
pm, for paying of last respects. Thereafter it will be taken to Koregaon Park
crematorium at around 4 pm for performance of final rites.
His sad demise is a great loss to the Department
and his skills & knowledge in ST laws will be sorely missed especially at
the time of implementation of the upcoming GST and this vacuum can never be
filled.
CESA Mumbai expresses its heartfelt condolences and prays to the Almighty to give strength to the grieving family members to bear this great loss.
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