THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - INTERNATIONAL TAXATION -1 vs. GE INTELLIGENT PLATFORM ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD.

ITA - 486 / 2024HC Delhi10 September 20242 pages

For Petitioner: RUCHIR BHATIA

AI SummaryDismissed

What did the High Court hold?

The High Court held that the appeal filed by the Revenue failed to raise any substantial question of law. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed. The Court's reasoning was based on its considered opinion that no significant legal issue requiring its intervention was present in the case. The High Court explicitly stated that it found no justification to interfere with the view taken by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. The decision of the Supreme Court in Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence (P) Ltd. v. CIT [(2022) 3 SCC 321] was cited as a basis for the ITAT's view, implying that the ITAT's order was in line with Supreme Court pronouncements. No specific issue was left undecided; the entire appeal was disposed of on the preliminary ground of lacking a substantial question of law.

What were the facts?

This case involves an appeal filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax - International Taxation - 1 (the Revenue) against an order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The respondent is GE Intelligent Platform Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (the Assessee). The appeal was filed with a significant delay of 820 days in refiling. The High Court of Delhi condoned this delay. The Revenue sought to challenge the ITAT's decision, but the High Court found no substantial question of law arising from the ITAT's order.

What were the issues?

1. Whether the appeal filed by the Revenue raises a substantial question of law, warranting interference by the High Court. The Revenue contended that the ITAT's order was erroneous and merited review. The Assessee, through its counsel, argued that the ITAT's decision was sound and based on established legal principles. The High Court, in its assessment, considered whether the appeal presented a genuine legal issue that required its adjudication. The primary focus was on the existence of a substantial question of law, as is the threshold for High Court appeals in income tax matters. The judgment does not explicitly detail the specific grounds of appeal or the arguments presented before the ITAT, but rather focuses on the High Court's determination of whether the appeal itself merits consideration.

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$~254 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + ITA 486/2024 THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - INTERNATIONAL TAXATION -1 .....Appellant

Through: Mr. Ruchir Bhatia, SSC with Mr. Anant Mann, Adv.

versus

GE INTELLIGENT PLATFORM ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD. .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Sachit Jolly, Ms. Disha, Ms. Soumya, Mr. Devansh Jain, Mr. Raghat Dutt, Mr. Aditya Rathore, Mr. A. Shankar, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHWANT VARMA

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA

10.09.2024 O R D E R Bearing in mind the disclosures made, the delay in refiling the appeal is condoned. CM APPL. 52760/2024 (820 Days Delay in Refiling)

The applications shall stand disposed of. Having heard learned counsels for parties, we find no justification to interfere with the view taken by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and which in any case is based on the decision rendered by the Supreme Court in Engineering Analysis Centre of Excellence (P) Ltd. v. CIT [(2022) 3 SCC 321] ITA 486/2024 In our considered opinion, the appeal fails to raise any This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 14:00:33

substantial question of law and shall consequently stand dismissed.

YASHWANT VARMA, J

RAVINDER DUDEJA, J SEPTEMBER 10, 2024/neha This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 27/03/2026 at 14:00:33

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