Under the India-UK DTAA, telecommunication-service receipts are...

Under the India-UK DTAA, telecommunication-service receipts are treated as business profits rather than royalty or fees for technical services where treaty characterisation remains unchanged by unilateral domestic-law amendments absent bilateral renegotiation. On that basis, the taxability challenge concerning those receipts succeeded on merits. Reopening and limitation issues remained open, while a remaining ground was not pressed.