Canon Law Vs Income Tax Act : SC Stays Madras HC Judgment On TDS Liability Of Christian Nuns & Missionaries [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras HC judgment which had ruled that salaries received by missionaries and nuns of Catholic Church are liable to be subjected to Tax Deduction at Source(TDS) under Section 192 of the Income Tax Act.The bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph ordered to maintain "status quo as on today" while issuing notice in the petition filed by Institute...