Income deemed to accrue or arise in India - Benefit of the...

Income deemed to accrue or arise in India - Benefit of the Mauritius Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) - For the Authority to hold that if Petitioner was not interposed, the Bidvest group in accordance with the Indo-SA DTAA would have to pay capital gains on the share sale as the same is taxable in India is misplaced as not relevant as the investment is by the Petitioner. As noted above, the Petitioner has been incorporated in Mauritius, holds a TRC which is sufficient proof of its residence in Mauritius, which as noted above, cannot be enquired into unless there is a fraud or illegal activity, which in this case, has neither been alleged nor demonstrated. - HC

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