AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA,NEW DELHI vs. ITO, NEW DELHI
The appeals of the assessee are allowed
ITA 5163/DEL/2012[2011-12 (F.Y. 2010-11)]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi04 May 2021
Bench: Sh. K. N. Charydr. B. R. R. Kumar(Through Video Conferencing) Ita No. 5162/Del/2012 : Asstt. Year : 2010-11 Ita No. 5163/Del/2012 : Asstt. Year : 2011-12 Airports Authority Of India, Vs Income Tax Officer(Tds), Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Safdarjung Ward-1(1), Airport, New Delhi-110003 New Delhi (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aaaca6412D Assessee By : Sh. Ashish Gupta, Adv. Revenue By : Sh. Sohail Malik, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing: 24.02.2021 Date Of Pronouncement: 04.05.2021
For Appellant: Sh. Ashish Gupta, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. Sohail Malik, Sr. DR
Section 10Section 10(6)(ii)Section 115A
…tion cannot be made applicable to any entity which is not exempted under Income tax act. No general immunity from tax has been provided to a foreign sovereign in Indian IT Act, 1961. It has been held in case of DCIT vs Royal Jordanians Airlines (ITAT, Del-SB) 98 ITD 1 that no immunity from tax is available to a sovereign unless it has been specifically granted. In section 10 of the Act, which deals with various incomes which are exempted from tax, certain incomes accruing to foreign govt. has been made exempt. For ITA No. 5162 & 5163/Del/2012 12 Airport Authority of India example, section 10(15A) exempts any pay…