The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to declare the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) system as "manifestly arbitrary, irrational, and violative of various fundamental rights."
While declining the petition, the bench observed that the plea was "very badly drafted" and should be moved to the Delhi High Court. “Sorry, we will not entertain it. It is very badly drafted. However, you can move the Delhi High Court,” CJI Sanjiv Khanna said, adding levy of TDS has been the practice in many countries.
