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2022 (6) TMI 212 - AT - Insolvency and BankruptcyValidity of directions issued by the NCLT after permitting the withdrawal of application - Direction to deposit the unpaid TDS amount, deducted from the employees, within the period of 15 days - HELD THAT:- The steps are being taken by the Income Tax Department for recovery of TDS amount. Present is a case where deposit of TDS amount deducted from the salary of the employees was not deposited by the Corporate Debtor inspite of specific clause entered into the Joint Settlement Agreement that the amount shall be deposited by the Appellant on or before 20.07.2021. The submission of the Counsel for the Appellant is that when Application under Section 9 was to be withdrawn by virtue of payment of all dues to employees under the Settlement Agreement, there was no occasion or jurisdiction of the Adjudicating Authority to issue direction to deposit TDS amount. While permitting withdrawal of Section 9 Application, the Adjudicating Authority could have passed an order taking into consideration the Settlement entered between the parties. Hence, direction to Appellant to deposit the deducted amount of TDS cannot be faulted. Company Appeals are disposed of upholding the direction of the Adjudicating Authority to the Appellant to deposit the TDS amount. We, however, set aside the period of 15 days as allowed by the Adjudicating Authority to the Appellant to deposit and we observe that the deposit shall be made by the Appellant during the period as provided by the Income Tax Authorities.
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