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SC dismisses plea alleging absence of mechanism to make people aware of TDS obligation

Posted on: Feb 11, 2026 15:06 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
SC dismisses plea alleging absence of mechanism to make people aware of TDS obligation
NEw new delhi, The sublime margaret court on wed dismissed a petition that had alleged the absence seizure of a mechanism to make people aware of their obligation about the tax deducted at source while purchasing property valued at more than ₹50 lakh.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta refused to entertain the plea that had claimed that honest purchasers acting in good faith were later exposed to penalty and interest, despite having no intention to default."Dismissed," the bench ordered.The petitioner, who appeared in the court in person, told the bench that the plea relates to the issue concerning the enforcement of a provision of the Income Tax Act in property transactions exceeding ₹50 lakh."Under the present framework, the entire TDS obligation or liability is placed solely on the buyer on the implicit assumption that every property purchaser, regardless of the background and expertise, possesses a working knowledge of the income-tax law," the petitioner said.He claimed that in the absence of any administrative mechanism for the awareness of verification at the stage of the property registration, this assumption becomes unreasonable.Referring to his personal case, the petitioner said he was a first time homebuyer, unaware of this requirement."This demonstrates that the issue is systemic. Many of the buyers complete registration without TDS verification," he said.The petitioner claimed that there was no mechanism to check compliance at the registrar's office.He made clear that he was not challenging the tax liability or validity of the provisions of the Income Tax Act."I am only seeking a limited direction for institutional safeguards.... So that the citizens are not unknowingly pushed into default by the systemic gap," he said.The petitioner argued that such measures would protect citizens, improve voluntary compliance and safeguard government revenue.This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.

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