Mahesh Bhupathi moves SC on Tax exemption issue

New Delhi: Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing his claim for Rs 28.5 lakh tax exemption, which he maintained was paid to his father in return for training him.

The petition is listed for hearing tomorrow before a Bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia.

The High Court had upheld the order of the Income Tax department, rejecting his contention that he had reimbursed Rs 28.5 lakh to his father C G Krishna Bhupathi, who trained him to become an international player.

Bhupathi had claimed that his father spent the money on him for four years during the period 1989-90 and 1993-94. The tennis ace had claimed tax exemption on this ‘transaction’, citing a 1994 agreement with his father.