https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=247593 The High Court ruled in favor of the petitioner, a civil contractor, in a case concerning the refund of excess tax deducted at source (TDS) by a Government Department. The Court found the Income Tax Department's failure to credit the TDS amount due to a mismatch unjust and issued a mandamus for the refund of the TDS amount with interest. The Court emphasized the petitioner's entitlement to a refund and interest on delayed refunds, attributing the delay to the Income Tax Department's fault. The judgment directed the Department to refund the amount with interest within three weeks and pay costs to the petitioner, highlighting the importance of fair treatment and rectification of administrative errors in TDS matters. en-us Tue, 06 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=247593 The High Court ruled in favor of the petitioner, a civil contractor, in a case concerning the refund of excess tax deducted at source (TDS) by a Government Department. The Court found the Income Tax Department's failure to credit the TDS amount due to a mismatch unjust and issued a mandamus for the refund of the TDS amount with interest. The Court emphasized the petitioner's entitlement to a refund and interest on delayed refunds, attributing the delay to the Income Tax Department's fault. The judgment directed the Department to refund the amount with interest within three weeks and pay costs to the petitioner, highlighting the importance of fair treatment and rectification of administrative errors in TDS matters. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 06 May 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=247593