Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. v. DIT

332 ITR 340High Court2011#213 most cited

What is Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. v. DIT authority for?

Payments for the use of equipment, such as satellite transponders, do not constitute 'royalty' under Section 9(1)(vi) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, or under applicable tax treaties, especially when there is no transfer of the right to use a process or underlying technology.

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Also referred to as

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. v. DIT · Asia Satellite · Section 9(1)(vi) · royalty income · use of equipment · satellite transponder charges · tax treaty · DTAA · withholding tax · Section 195 · fees for included services · use of process

Also reported as

197 Taxmann 2639 Taxmann.com 168

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. v. DIT

ASIA SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED,HONG KONG vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE INT TAX 1(1)(1), DELHI, CIVIC CENTRE, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI

In the result, appeal of the assessee for AY 2020-21 is partly allowed

ITA 2674/DEL/2023[2021-2022]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi19 Dec 2025AY 2021-2022

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy& Shri Brajesh Kumar Singhआअसं.2353 और 2674/धिल्ली/2023(नि.व. 2020-21 और 2021-22)

For Appellant: S/Shri Ajay Vohra, Sr. Advocate with Aditya Vohra & Tanmay Dhakras, AdvocatesFor Respondent: Shri M.S Nethrapal, CIT-DR
Section 143(3)Section 9(1)(vi)

…आयकर अपीलीय अधिकरण धिल्ली पीठ “डी”, धिल्ली श्री धिकास अिस्थी, न्याधयक सिस्य एिं श्री ब्रजेश कुमार स िंह, लेखाकार सिस्य के समक्ष IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH “D”, DELHI BEFORE SHRI VIKAS AWASTHY, JUDICIAL MEMBER& SHRI BRAJESH KUMAR SINGH, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER आअसं.2353 और 2674/धिल्ली/2023(नि.व. 2020-21 और 2021-22) ITA Nos. 2353 & 2674/DEL/2023(A.Ys. 2020-21 & 2021-22) Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd., 15, DAI Kawai Street, TAI PO Industrial Estate, NT, Hong Kong, 999999 ...... अपीलार्थी/Appellant PAN: AADCA-7848-N बिाम Vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income-Tax, International Taxatio…

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