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Case of Venkatachalam Thagavelu vs ITO, HC Delhi Judgement Dated 20th<\/sup>\u00a0January 2026.<\/em>\u00a0The case relates to denial of credit of Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) to an employee on the ground that the employer had failed to deposit the deducted tax with the Income Tax Department. HC\u00a0ruled that employees cannot be denied TDS credit solely because their employer failed to deposit the deducted tax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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