KOCHI: The High Court has ordered the refund of income tax collected from the compensation amount to the family of the person who died in a car accident. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh's order was on a petition filed by Malini and her children, a resident of Kothamangalam, against an insurance company deducting TDS of Rs 5.68 lakh from the amount granted by the Perumbavoor MACT court following the death of her husband. The single bench held that the petitioners are not income tax payers and are not liable to file income tax return.

The court also pointed out that the relatives are not liable to pay TDS from the compensation awarded by the court.