LUCKNOW, Jan. 7 -- Is it the end of the road for the state commercial tax department's enforcement mobile squads in Uttar Pradesh much like the border check posts-long seen as centres of corruption were abolished in the state two decades ago?

Nearly four years after serious questions were raised over the relevance and conduct of mobile squads, the units that are often considered a lucrative place of posting are once again under scrutiny with the department initiating a review of their operations related to road checking of vehicles carrying traders' goods.

The state tax department has asked senior field officers to assess the effectiveness and utility of vehicle checks carried out by mobile enforcement units and suggest improvements thr...