29 July 2013
Section 192 applies even to contractual employees. But few questions are very important here--
1) Whether PF is applicable? 2) Do you get Salary Slip? 3) Terms of employment. It states consolidated salary or fees? 4) Are you on payroll and sign attendance register?
29 July 2013
if there is no employer- employee relationship then sec 192 will not be applicable and if they deduct tds under sec 194J then you are a professional and u need to file itr-4.
30 July 2013
In the given case though TDS is deducted u/s 194J. I think since they pay you Salary (Since Salary Slip is also given to you) and you are on payroll as you sign attendance register. There is a case of deducting TDS u/s 192 and issuing form 16. As stated by you the agreement also states consolidated Salary and not fees and Salary attracts provision of Section 192.
30 July 2013
if they deducted u/s 194J and they did not meant that it was a mistake for several months, if they deducted continously then it is not case of salary as otherwise they would have deducted tds u/s 192 and not specifically 194J.
if they do not issue you form 16 but issue you form 16A then its clear case of Professional income.