new delhi stock broker late harshad mehta and three companies of sahara group are among the top 20 individuals and corporate bodies defaulting on income tax with arrears totalling rs 2465919 crore as on june 30 2002 the lok sabha was informed on fridaymehta owed rs 542957 crore arrears a d narottam rs 356402 crore sahara india financial corporation rs 319254 crore hiten dalal rs 208698 crore and northern coal fields rs 185787 crore minister of state for finance and company affairs g n ramachandran said in a written answerarrears against sahara india mutual benefit co was rs 100272 crore shaw wallace rs 94469 crore bhupinder dalal rs 74554 crore maruti udyog rs 73988 crore idbi rs 73739 crore ashwin mehta rs 64063 crore vsnl 5695 crore s ramaswamy 56488 crore growmore research and asset mngt rs 40267 crore rolex holdings rs 38996 crore sahara india airlines rs 38358 crore max telecom ventures rs 37053 crore gtc industries rs 36722 crore triumph international rs 34288 crore and ganapati exp rs 32614 crore he saidicici icici bank has issued notices to 24 defaulters with the total amount claimed against these companies amounting to rs 192140 crore minister of state for finance and company affairs anandrao v adsul saidfera all the 79 persons arrested for various violations under the provisions of the repealed foreign exchange regulation act fera during the last three years and upto may 31 2002 stand released on bail by courts ramachandran said