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Unilateral amendment in DTAA is prohibited: Delhi HC

February 17, 2016 2088 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held In the case of DIT vs. New Skies Satellite BV that the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969 (VCLT) is universally accepted as authoritatively laying down the principles governing the law of treaties.

Sec. 172 No TDS on payment to non–resident shipping companies

February 17, 2016 43491 Views 3 comments Print

Bombay High Court held In the case of CIT vs. V.S. Dempo & Co. Pvt. Ltd. that section 44B enacts special provisions for computing profits and gains of shipping business in case of non-residents and section 172 is enacted for the purpose of levy and recovery of tax in the case of any ship belonging to or chartered by a non-resident operated from India.

Parliament cannot amend international instruments/ Treaty unilaterally

February 12, 2016 1709 Views 0 comment Print

(i) Whether by a unilateral amendment in the Income Tax Act, an interpretation of the same term in the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement can be changed? (ii) Whether by merely terming an amendment as ‘clarificatory’ and making it retrospective infact renders its retrospectivity valid in law?

Execution of eviction decree can proceed against one of legal heirs of deceased tenant because all legal heirs are joint tenants and not tenants in common

February 12, 2016 6891 Views 0 comment Print

Accordingly, both the impugned orders are set aside and the Executing Court is directed to proceed with the execution of decree against the present legal heir Hardayal Singh.

Interest on TDS deduction default not sustainable, where tax liability of deductor is NIL

February 11, 2016 1348 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held In the case of M/s. Anusha Investments Ltd. vs. ITO that in the present transaction, admittedly there is no tax liability on the purchase of shares. As a result, the question of deducting tax at source and the assessee violating the provisions of Section 195 does not arise

Taxpayers’ may refuse to pay taxes by ‘noncooperation movement’ if corruption continues: HC

February 9, 2016 2791 Views 2 comments Print

Mumbai High Court held In the case of Pralhad @ Pratap s/o Tanbaji Pawar vs. State of Maharashtra that there has been a report also in the recent point of time that there are some more Corporations of the State of Maharashtra who have indulged into huge misappropriation of the taxpayers’ money in the alike fashion.

Payment for purchase of software is considered as royalty if it’s a right to use of software and not as a product

February 7, 2016 9001 Views 0 comment Print

Pr. CIT vs. M Tech India P. Ltd (Delhi High Court) Where the payments are made for purchase of software as a product, the consideration paid cannot be considered to be for use or the right to use the software.

Writ of quo warranto should be issued where clear infringement of law is established by writ petitioner

February 5, 2016 2487 Views 0 comment Print

Invoking the writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioner herein Shri Virendra Pandey seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of quo warranto against respondent No. 2 Shri Narayan Singh questioning his appointment and for his consequent removal from the post of Chairman, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Rule 26 of CE Rules, 2002 – Penalty not sustainable where actual involvement of parties in clandestine removal of goods not established – HC

February 4, 2016 2328 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held In the case of Rakesh Kumar Garg & others vs. CCE that the SCN which proposed the penalty would have to make out a case for how Rule 26 is attracted. In the present case, apart from merely stating that the three Appellants were in control of the affairs

HC on Selection / appointment of Civil Judge (Entry Level)

February 3, 2016 894 Views 0 comment Print

Selection and appointment on the post of Civil Judge (Entry Level) has to be made in accordance with the Chhattisgarh Lower Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006.

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