DCIT, International Taxation, Circle-1(1)(1), New Delhi vs. Alcatel Lucent International, France
In the result, the appeal filed by the revenue is accordingly dismissed
ITA 6273/DEL/2017[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi30 Sept 2021AY 2014-15
Bench: Shri Kul Bharat & Shri O.P. Kant[Through Video Conferencing] Assessment Year: 2012-13 & Assessment Year: 2013-14 & Assessment Year: 2014-15 Dcit, Vs. Alcatel Lucent, France, Circle-1(1)(1), International 3, Avenue Octave Greard, Taxation, Paris, France New Delhi Pan :Aabcc4864E (Appellant) (Respondent) & Assessment Year: 2014-15 Dcit, Vs. Alcatel Lucent International, Circle-1(1)(1), International France, Taxation, 3, Avenue Octave Greard, New Delhi Paris, France Pan :Aabcc4864E (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By Sh. Prashant Meharchandani, Adv. Sh. Divyansh Singh, Adv. Department By Sh. Bhuvnesh Kulshreshtha, Cit
Section 9
…oyalty and. therefore. Section 9(l)(vi) was not attracted and the same reasons. Article 13(3) of the DTAA was not involved. 5. We have noticed, at the outset, that the ITAT had relied upon ruling of this Court in Director of Income Tax V Ericsson A.B. (2012) 3 ITR 470 wherein identical argument with respect to whether consideration paid towards supply of software along with hardware - rather software embedded in the hardware amounted to royalty. After noticing several contentions of the revenue, this Court held in Ericsson A.B. (supra) follows:- “54. It is difficult to accept the aforesaid submissions in the fa…