Interim directions on TDS protected a bank from default status for foreign-leg leave travel concession reimbursements.

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....Tax deduction at source on leave travel concession reimbursements involving a foreign travel leg was not required where operative interim High Court directions restrained such deduction. Although the foreign travel component was not exempt, the assessee-bank was bound to comply with the interim directions and could not deduct tax contrary to them. Non-deduction during the period those directions remained operative therefore did not render the bank an assessee in default. Consequent demands for tax and interest were deleted.....