diff --git a/india_compliance/hooks.py b/india_compliance/hooks.py
index fae92bc51..bc7f36028 100644
--- a/india_compliance/hooks.py
+++ b/india_compliance/hooks.py
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@
         "validate": "india_compliance.gst_india.overrides.tax_category.validate"
     },
     "Tax Withholding Category": {
-        "validate": "india_compliance.income_tax_india.overrides.tax_withholding_category.validate",
         "on_change": "india_compliance.income_tax_india.overrides.tax_withholding_category.on_change",
     },
     "Unreconcile Payment": {
diff --git a/india_compliance/income_tax_india/overrides/company.py b/india_compliance/income_tax_india/overrides/company.py
index 8aff2f8ac..72d512261 100644
--- a/india_compliance/income_tax_india/overrides/company.py
+++ b/india_compliance/income_tax_india/overrides/company.py
@@ -41,22 +41,23 @@ def create_or_update_tax_withholding_category(company):
     categories = get_tds_category_details(accounts)
 
     for category_doc in categories:
-        existing_category_name = frappe.get_value(
+        existing_category_list = frappe.get_all(
             "Tax Withholding Category",
             {
                 "tds_section": category_doc.get("tds_section"),
                 "entity_type": category_doc.get("entity_type"),
             },
+            pluck="name",
         )
-
-        if not existing_category_name:
+        if not existing_category_list:
             doc = frappe.get_doc(category_doc)
             doc.insert(ignore_if_duplicate=True, ignore_mandatory=ignore_mandatory)
 
         else:
-            update_existing_tax_withholding_category(
-                category_doc, existing_category_name, company
-            )
+            for category_name in existing_category_list:
+                update_existing_tax_withholding_category(
+                    category_doc, category_name, company
+                )
 
 
 def update_existing_tax_withholding_category(category_doc, category_name, company):
diff --git a/india_compliance/income_tax_india/overrides/tax_withholding_category.py b/india_compliance/income_tax_india/overrides/tax_withholding_category.py
index 52b1c25cb..536c5573e 100644
--- a/india_compliance/income_tax_india/overrides/tax_withholding_category.py
+++ b/india_compliance/income_tax_india/overrides/tax_withholding_category.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import frappe
-from frappe.utils import get_link_to_form
 
 
 def on_change(doc, method=None):
@@ -17,24 +16,3 @@ def _get_tax_withholding_accounts():
     return frappe.cache.hget(
         "tax_withholding_accounts", company, generator=_get_tax_withholding_accounts
     )
-
-
-def validate(doc, method=None):
-    if not (doc.tds_section or doc.entity_type):
-        return
-
-    existing_doc = frappe.db.exists(
-        "Tax Withholding Category",
-        {
-            "tds_section": doc.tds_section,
-            "entity_type": doc.entity_type,
-            "name": ("!=", doc.name),
-        },
-    )
-
-    if not existing_doc:
-        return
-
-    frappe.throw(
-        f'{get_link_to_form("Tax Withholding Category",existing_doc)} already exists for the TDS section - {doc.tds_section} and Entity type - {doc.entity_type}.'
-    )