Income from satellite transmission not classified as "Royalty," ITAT affirms treaty interpretation over domestic amendments.

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....Income deemed to accrue or arise in India - revenue earned by the assessee from the provisions of transmission services of voice, data and programmes of space segment capacity on Satellites to customers - AO held it in the nature of “Royalty” u/s 9(1)(vi) of the Income Tax Act and Article 12(4) of the India-Netherland DTAA - The ITAT, while deleting the additions, held that, it is fallacious to assume that any change made to domestic law to rectify a situation of mistaken interpretation can spontaneously further their case in an international treaty. Therefore, mere amendment to Section 9(1)(vi) cannot result in a change.....