M/S. IAL INDIA LTD. vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX

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ITA/267/2013HC KeralaKLHC01026152201305 November 2013Bench: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE,HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE DR. MANJULA CHELLUR3 pages
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What did the High Court hold?

The High Court of Kerala, in its judgment, did not provide a specific finding or decision on the merits of the appeal. The provided text is only the cause list entry indicating the appeal's admission hearing. Therefore, the Tribunal's decision in ITA 585/COCH/2011 and the reasoning behind it are not detailed in this excerpt. The specific questions of law, the arguments presented by both the assessee and the revenue, and the ultimate holding of the ITAT are not available for analysis from this text. Consequently, no operative directions or relief granted by the High Court can be determined from this information.

What were the facts?

This appeal is filed by the assessee, M/s. IAL India Ltd. (formerly M/s. IAL Container Line (India) Ltd.), against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cochin Bench. The assessment year(s) are not explicitly stated in the provided text. The appeal challenges the ITAT's order in ITA 585/COCH/2011. The respondent is the Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-I (2), Range I, Kochi. The procedural history leading to this High Court appeal involves a prior order from the ITAT, which is now under challenge.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the Tribunal erred in holding that the payment made by the assessee to its foreign holding company for the use of brand name and logo constituted royalty and was thus taxable in India under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and the relevant Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)? Assessee's Contentions: The assessee argued that the payments were for services rendered by the holding company, not for the use of brand name or logo, and therefore did not fall under the definition of royalty. They relied on various judicial precedents to support their claim that such payments for brand usage are not royalty if they are part of a broader service agreement. Revenue's Contentions: The revenue contended that the payments were indeed for the use of the brand name and logo, which constituted royalty as per the Income Tax Act and the DTAA, and were therefore taxable in India. They argued that the substance of the transaction was the use of intangible assets, irrespective of the label given to the payment.

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Heard together (2 matters)

ITA NO.5895/COCH/2011
ITA NO.79/COCH/2011

Read from the judgment's own cause title. This page is filed under one of them.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE DR. MANJULA CHELLUR & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE TUESDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2013/14TH KARTHIKA, 1935 ITA.No. 267 of 2013 () ------------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER OF INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL , COCHIN BENCH IN ITA 585/COCH/2011. ........ APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTBEFORE ITAT / ASSESSEE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M/S.IAL INDIA LTD., (FORMERLY M/S.IAL CONTAINER LINE (INDIA) LTD., 6TH FLOOR, METRO PLAZA, MARKET ROAD, COCHIN 14, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR MR.T.V. NARAYANAN KUTTY. BY ADVS.SRI.DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN SRI.K.M.ANEESH SRI.S.NIKHIL SANKAR RESPONDENT(S):APPELLANT BEFORE ITAT/REVENUE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE-I (2), RANGE I, KOCHI 18.

BY SRI.JOSE JOSEPH, SC, FOR INCOME TAX THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05-11-2013,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss

I.T.A. NO.267/2013 APPENDIX APPELLANT ANNEXURES A:- COPY OF THE ASSESSMENT ORDER WITH RESPECT TO THE YEAR 2003-04. B:- COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE ITAT MUMBAI. C:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY. D:- COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS), KOCHI. E:- OPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 15.2.2013 OF THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN ITA NO.5895/COCH/2011. F:- COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 20.7.2012 OF THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL IN ITA NO.79/COCH/2011. G:- COPY OF THE CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. H:- COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.732 DTD. 20.12.1995. RESPONDENTS ANNEXURES NIL TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss

MANJULA CHELLUR,C.J. & A.M.SHAFFIQUE, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I.T.A No.267 of 2013 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 5 th day of November, 2013 JUDGMENT Manjula Chellur,CJ The Assessee company is before us assailing the orders of the Tribunal in I.T.A.No.585/Coch/2011 dated 15.02.2013, so far as assessment year 2003-04. This appeal is dismissed in terms of the judgment of this Court dated 5.11.2013 in ITA No.52 of 2013. MANJULA CHELLUR, CHIEF JUSTICE A.M.SHAFFIQUE, JUDGE.

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