IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
V.KAMESWAR RAO, VINOD KUMAR
Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax - 4 Delhi – Appellant
Versus
Mitsubishi Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. condonation of delay in filing appeal. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. challenge to tribunal's order under income tax act. (Para 3) |
| 3. substantial questions of law proposed by the appellant. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. analysis of tax obligations under section 195. (Para 6) |
JUDGMENT :
V. KAMESWAR RAO, J.
CM APPL. 54672/2025, CM APPL. 54673/2025
1. For the reasons stated in the applications, the delay of 29 days in filing and 914 days in re-filing the appeal, is condoned.
2. Accordingly, the applications are disposed of.
ITA 370/2025
3. This appeal is filed under Section 260A of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) lays a challenge to the order dated 12.08.2022 in ITA No. 9364/DEL/2019 passed by Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal).
The issue is relatable to Section 40A(i) of the Act for the Assessment Years (AY) 2016-17. The Tribunal in paragraph 8 has stated as under :
“8. We have carefully perused the order of this Tribunal. This Tribunal has also considered this issue in ITA No.5184/Del/2017 for A.Y.2013-14. The relevant findings read as under:-
“16. Following the decision rendered by coordinate Bench of the Tribunal in assessee’s own case in AY 2010/11 and the decision rendered by Hon’ble High
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