The Madras High Court has stayed the Income Tax Department's demand of ₹9,403.09 crore from Cognizant Technologies for its share buyback of over ₹19,000 crore in 2017-18. The court has directed Cognizant to pay ₹1,500 crore within four weeks as security against the tax demand. If the company fails to comply, the stay order will be vacated automatically.
