Clarification on Section 194C: Non-deduction of TDS is valid if PAN information is provided, despite missing prescribed info.

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....TDS u/s 194C - Payment on account of freight expense - the statutory obligation to furnish the information regarding receipt of PAN and non-deduction of TDS is a fall out of and consequent of the first statutory obligation to not deduct TDS on receipt of PAN - merely because there is non-compliance on part of the assessee to furnish the prescribed information to the Revenue authorities, the same cannot lead to a conclusion that the assessee has not complied with the first statutory obligation. - AT....