SC dismissed SLP for Delay & Lack of Merit on Interconnect Charges Taxability

DCIT (International Taxation) Vs Belgacom International Carrier Services Sa Belgium (Supreme Court of India) The matter before the Supreme Court arose from a Special Leave Petition filed by the Revenue challenging a Karnataka High Court decision concerning the taxability of interconnect service charges paid to foreign telecom operators. The Supreme Court, after hearing the learned Additional Solicitor General, noted that there was a substantial delay of 390 days in filing the petition. The Court found that this delay had not been satisfactorily explained. On this ground alone, the petition was...