The Centre has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court in the black money case, naming three prominent businessmen including Pradip Burman, formerly of Dabur group.

Goa-based miner Radha S Timblo and Bullion trader Pankaj Chimanlal Lodhya were the other two businessmen named in the affidavit.

The Centre told the court that it had no intention to withhold names of persons who have stashed black money abroad and stated that information received from foreign countries will be disclosed in all cases where tax evasion is established.

Every foreign account held by an Indian may not be illegal, the Centre said, adding that names cannot be disclosed unless there is prima facie evidence of wrongdoing.

It also told the court that Switzerland has indicated willingness to provide information on black money in cases where probe has been done by IT department.

Meanwhile, Dabur India promoter family, Burmans on Monday said the account complied with all legal requirements.

“We wish to state that this account was opened when he (Pradip) was an NRI, and was legally allowed to open this account,” a Dabur spokesperson said in a statement.

“We have followed all the laws and the complete details regarding the account have been voluntarily, and as per law, filed with the Income Tax Department, and appropriate taxes paid, wherever applicable,” he added.

Rajkot-based bullion trader Pankaj Chimanlal Lodhiya, who has also been named as an account holder in a foreign bank, denied having a Swiss bank account.

“We have already declared in the income tax and there is nothing…we don’t have any Swiss account that is the only thing which I can say,” he said.

“(I have) no idea how I was named in the list. We are in the business for the last 15 years and we have business all over India,” Lodhiya added.