Independent show-cause notices remain separate proceedings, while customs adjudication challenges should ordinarily follow the statutory appellate rem...
Institutional incapacity in customs settlement proceedings excludes non-functional quorum periods from statutory disposal timelines, preventing automa...
Interactive touchscreen panels with integrated computing functions fall under automatic data-processing machines rather than display monitors for cust...
Ex parte injunction service requirements were substantially met, while civil recovery and SFIO investigation into provident fund defalcation continued...
Voice termination service receipts were held not to be royalty or fees for technical services under the Act or the India-USA DTAA because the payment was for a standard telecom service, with no transfer of a right in equipment, intellectual property, or any secret process. The Tribunal followed prior coordinate bench and HC rulings, and held that retrospective domestic amendments broadening "process" could not enlarge the treaty definition of royalty through Article 3(2). The receipts were therefore business profits, and in the absence of a permanent establishment in India, they were not taxable in India.
Voice termination service receipts were held not to be royalty or fees for technical services under the Act or the India-USA DTAA because the payment was for a standard telecom service, with no transfer of a right in equipment, intellectual property, or any secret process. The Tribunal followed prior coordinate bench and HC rulings, and held that retrospective domestic amendments broadening "process" could not enlarge the treaty definition of royalty through Article 3(2). The receipts were therefore business profits, and in the absence of a permanent establishment in India, they were not taxable in India.
Note: It is a system-generated summary and is for quick reference only.