TDS: AO in place of payment has no jurisdiction if assessee assessed outside

 

Indian Newspaper Society vs. ITO (TDS) (Bombay High Court)

TDS: AO in place of payment has no jurisdiction if assessee assessed outside

The assessee, based & assessed in Delhi, was allotted land by MMRDA at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, on lease for 80 years. The lease premium of Rs.88.52 crores was paid without deduction of tax at source. The ITO (TDS) Mumbai passed an order u/s 201 in which he held that the assessee had defaulted in not deducting TDS u/s 194-I on the lease premium. The assessee filed a Writ Petition to challenge the jurisdiction of the ITO (TDS) Mumbai. HELD upholding the plea:

The assessee was assessed at New Delhi. Its PAN & TAN were allotted by the AO at New Delhi. All returns including the TDS returns were filed at New Delhi. Accordingly, there was complete absence of jurisdiction on the part of the AO at Mumbai to proceed against the assessee.

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