Court Overturns AAR; Trust Income Not Taxable in India per Income Tax Act & India-UAE DTAA.

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....Recognition of TRUST - As can be seen from the definitions, the Trust created in terms of the deed of settlement is consistent with the requirements of both, the Indian Trusts Act as well as Trust (Jersey) Law, 1984 as to what constitutes a trust. - The AAR ruling has to be quashed. The income that accrues to the trust would not be chargeable to tax in India either by virtue of application of Section 61 read with Section 63 or on an application of Section 161 of the Act conjointly with the provisions of Article 24 of the India-UAE DTAA. - HC....