NEW DELHI: Vodafone Group has criticized the Indian government, stating 'a complete disconnect between government and the tax department' after it received a notice asking the company to pay Rs 14,200 crore in tax bill, which is still undergoing international arbitration proceedings, or it may face asset seizures.According to Bloomberg News, deputy commissioner of income tax Anil Sant, informed the company’s Vodafone International Holdings BV Dutch unit of its dues in a letter dated 4 February. Any overdue amounts, even from overseas companies, may be recovered "from any assets of the non-resident which are, or may at any time come, within India," the agency said, citing the letter."We can confirm that we have received a tax reminder from the Tax Department that also references asset seizures in the event of non-payment,” Vodafone Group said Tuesday.The UK-based company said that the dispute was currently the subject of international arbitration, but expressed its surprise and dissent on the development.“In a week when Prime Minister Modi is promoting a tax-friendly environment for foreign investors - this seems a complete disconnect between government and the Tax Department," it said.“The Indian government stated in 2014 that existing tax disputes, including ours, would be resolved through existing judicial process,” Vodafone added.Vodafone has been fighting Indian tax authorities since it acquired 67% stake in the mobile phone business owned by Hutchison Whampoa, now part of CK Hutchison Holdings, for $11-billion in 2007.While Vodafone has said it doesn’t owe the Indian government money because the transaction was conducted offshore, Indian authorities have sought to collect taxes on the deal because it involved the assets in the country.Vodafone, the second-largest mobile carrier in India, began international arbitration proceedings on the tax bill in 2014. It’s the biggest of three disputes Vodafone has had with India’s government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s predecessor.