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Condonation of delay requirements defeated a petition concerning fixed place PE, liaison office status, and income attribution issues.
Fixed place permanent establishment issues concerning NIPL, Nokia OY and a liaison office in India were raised, including the existence of a PE and attribution of income. The Special Leave Petition was filed after a delay of 383 days. The text records that the reasons for condonation were found unsatisfactory and legally insufficient, so the condonation application and the Special Leave Petition were dismissed. It also notes an earlier petition involving the same respondents and issues that had been dismissed for gross delay, and states that filing a later petition with greater delay could have been avoided.
Fixed Place Permanent Establishment (PE) in India - taxability, the existence of a PE and attribution of income - whether NIPL would constitute a PE of Nokia OY? - whether the Liaison Office could be treated as a PE? - delay of 383 days in filing the Special Leave Petition. HELD THAT:- Reasons assigned for seeking condonation of delay are neither satisfactory nor sufficient in law so as to condone the delay. Hence, the application seeking condonation of delay is dismissed. Consequently, the Special Leave Petition is dismissed. We note that the petitioner was aware of the fact that in respect of the matter as against the very same respondents involving the very same issues, this Court had dismissed the Special Leave Petition on the ground of gross delay of 286 days in filing the Special Leave Petition [2026 (4) TMI 1197 - SC ORDER]. We fail to understand as to how this Special Leave Petition could have been filed subsequently with 383 days delay. Filing of this Special Leave Petition with a greater delay of 383 days on the very same issue only for the sake of seeking a dismissal on the ground of delay could have been avoided by the Department.