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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER 2020

PRESENT

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE

AND

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T.NARENDRA PRASAD

I.T.A. NO.429 OF 2015


BETWEEN:

1. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX


C.R. BUILDING, QUEENS ROAD
BANGALORE.

2. THE ADDL. DIRECTOR OF INCOME-TAX


INTERNATIONAL TAXATION, RANGE-I
RASHTROTHANA BHAVAN
NRUPATHUNGA ROAD, BANGALORE-01.
... APPELLANTS
(BY Mr. K.V. ARAVIND, ADV.)

AND:

M/S. IBM WORLD TRADE CORPORATION


C/O. BMR & ASSOCIATES LLP
LEVEL 3, PRESTIGE NEBULA-1
8-12, CUBBON ROAD, BANGALORE.
... RESPONDENT
(BY Mr. T. SURYANARAYANA, A/W
Ms. MAHIMA GOUD, ADVS.,)
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THIS I.T.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 260-A OF


I.T.ACT, 1961, ARISING OUT OF ORDER DATED 17-04-2015
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PASSED IN ITA NO.1676/BANG/2012, FOR THE ASSESSMENT


YEAR 2008-09, ANNEXURE-D, PRAYING TO:
I. FORMULATE THE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF LAW
STATED ABOVE.
II. ALLOW THE APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED
BY THE ITAT, BANGALORE IN ITA NO.1676/BANG/2012
DATED 17-04-2015, ANNEXURE-D AND CONFIRM THE
ORDER OF THE APPELLATE COMMISSIONER CONFIRMING
THE ORDER PASSED BY THE DY. DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX,
(INTERNATIONAL TAXATION), RANGE-1, BANGALORE.

THIS I.T.A. COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS


DAY, ALOK ARADHE J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

This appeal under Section 260A of the Income Tax

Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the Act for short)

has been preferred by the revenue. The subject matter

of the appeal pertains to the Assessment year 2008-09.

The appeal was admitted by a bench of this Court vide

order dated 02.06.2016 on the following substantial

question of law:

(i) Whether on the facts and in the


circumstances of the case the Tribunal is right
in law in deleting the application of a blanket
rate of tax made by the Assessing Officer on
the total income returned by the assessee
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when the assessing officer rightly levied a


uniform rate of 15% on the total income
returned by the assessee and raised a
demand of Rs.6.58 crores in accordance with
provisions of the Act and DATT?

(ii) Whether on the facts and in the


circumstances of the case, the Tribunal is
right in law in deleting the interest levied
under section 234B and section 234C of the
Act when same is in accordance with
parameters of the said section?

2. For the reasons assigned by us in the order

passed today in ITA No.278/2012, the substantial

questions of law are answered against the revenue and

in favour of the assessee.


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In the result, the appeal fails and is hereby

dismissed.

Sd/-
JUDGE

Sd/-
JUDGE

RV

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