CIT v. Cargo Linkers

179 Taxmann 151High Court2009#5363 most cited

What is CIT v. Cargo Linkers authority for?

A clearing and forwarding agent is an intermediary who books cargo and facilitates the contract for carrying goods. Therefore, such an agent is not liable to withhold tax under section 194C from payments made towards air freight on behalf of its customers.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,314 Indian tax judgments — from 2013 to 2025.

Also referred to as

CIT v. Cargo Linkers · section 194C · clearing and forwarding agent · intermediary · air freight payments · TDS liability · not liable to withhold tax

Also reported as

218 CTR 695

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