CIT v. Idea Cellular Ltd.

325 ITR 148High Court2010#638 most cited

What is CIT v. Idea Cellular Ltd. authority for?

Discounts offered to distributors under a tightly controlled relationship constitute commission and are subject to tax deduction at source under Section 194H of the Income-tax Act.

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Also referred to as

CIT v. Idea Cellular Ltd. · Idea Cellular · 325 ITR 148 · Section 194H · discounts to distributors · commission · tax deduction at source · TDS on commission · assessee in default · Section 40(a)(ia)

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Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Idea Cellular Ltd.

Vodafone Mobile Services Ltd.(Formerly Known As Vodafone Digilink Ltd Which Merged With Vodafone Mobile Services Ltd.), New Delhi vs. DCIT, Circle-26(2), New Delhi

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 4189/DEL/2017[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai22 May 2025AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri Om Prakash Kant () & Shri Raj Kumar Chauhan () Assessment Year: 2007-08 Vodafone Mobile Services Limited Deputy Commissioner Of (Formerly Known As Vodafone Income Tax, Circle 26(2), Digilink Ltd Which Stands Vs. New Delhi Amalgamated With Vodafone Mobile (Jurisdiction Realigned From Service Limited) Circle 17(1), New Delhi) C-48, Phase-Ii, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi- 110020. Pan No. Aaaca 3202 D Appellant Respondent

For Appellant: Mr. Ketan VedFor Respondent: Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Sr. DR
Section 115Section 115JSection 143(3)Section 194HSection 37(1)Section 40Section 43(1)

…ed with Vodafone Mobile Service Limited) deduction of tax at source in terms of section 194H of the Act is warranted. 2.8.3. With regard to reliance placed by the Id. DR vehemently on the decision of Hon'ble Delhi High Court in assessee's own case reported in 325 ITR 148 (Del) is concerned, we find that the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court in the case of Bharti Airtel Ltd (372 ITR 33) referred supra had after considering the decision of Hon'ble Delhi High Court referred supra and decided the issue in favour of the assessee. We find that the Hon'ble Karnataka High Court had also followed the decision of Hon'ble Jurisd…