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A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the quashing of the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) system. The petition, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, argues that the TDS mechanism is arbitrary, irrational, and violates fundamental rights.
The TDS system requires tax deductions at the point of income generation—such as salaries, interest, dividends, and rental income.
The PIL, however, claims that the government is unfairly shifting its responsibility of tax collection onto private citizens.
According to the petition, the government has the resources to handle tax collection through its own department, and it should not burden individuals with this task.
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