Power to receive documentary evidence upheld; documents referred in complaint may be placed on record without amendment where omission was inadvertent...
Proof of foreign public documents requires originals or certified diplomatic/notarial copies; inspection must occur in-magna presence and cross-examin...
Prior Sanction Requirement: absence of prescribed approval invalidates reassessment notice; limitation also bars notice if escaped income below thresh...
Eligibility for exemption depends on strict construction of the product description; reapers without binder are ineligible, but confiscation and penal...
Question whether fees for technical services paid to a foreign resident are taxable in India turns on the source of income (where the contract was negotiated and executed), not merely receipt in India; factual dispute exists whether an Indian purchase order reflects an Indian source or whether the contract and performance were effected by an overseas branch, and the assessee failed to place conclusive evidence. The assessee bears the primary onus to prove entitlement to exemption and must produce cogent evidence. Matter remanded to the assessing officer for de novo reassessment and re examination of evidence.
Question whether fees for technical services paid to a foreign resident are taxable in India turns on the source of income (where the contract was negotiated and executed), not merely receipt in India; factual dispute exists whether an Indian purchase order reflects an Indian source or whether the contract and performance were effected by an overseas branch, and the assessee failed to place conclusive evidence. The assessee bears the primary onus to prove entitlement to exemption and must produce cogent evidence. Matter remanded to the assessing officer for de novo reassessment and re examination of evidence.
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