Continuation of Section 73 service-tax proceedings after provider's death (construing s.65(7)) - held to abate; posthumous OIO and recoveries invalida...
Change of corporate management after approved resolution plan - writ maintainable; property attachment not 'transfer' under PBPT; Section 32A protecti...
Dominant issue: whether capital gains on sale of shares held by Mauritius-incorporated companies are taxable in India given residence, treaty relief and anti-avoidance rules. The Court found prima facie that effective management/residence and Article 13's scope were contestable and that the transactions lacked commercial substance; GAAR (and alternatively JAAR/substance-over-form) could pierce the structure. Reasoning: documentary timeline, board approvals post cut-off, contra-factual tax positions and burden shift under Section 96(2) established a prima facie tax-avoidance scheme. Outcome: applications to AAR were correctly rejected under proviso (iii) to Section 245R(2); capital gains on transfers after 01.04.2017 are taxable in India and Chapter X-A applies. - SC
Dominant issue: whether capital gains on sale of shares held by Mauritius-incorporated companies are taxable in India given residence, treaty relief and anti-avoidance rules. The Court found prima facie that effective management/residence and Article 13's scope were contestable and that the transactions lacked commercial substance; GAAR (and alternatively JAAR/substance-over-form) could pierce the structure. Reasoning: documentary timeline, board approvals post cut-off, contra-factual tax positions and burden shift under Section 96(2) established a prima facie tax-avoidance scheme. Outcome: applications to AAR were correctly rejected under proviso (iii) to Section 245R(2); capital gains on transfers after 01.04.2017 are taxable in India and Chapter X-A applies. - SC
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