NGC NETWORK ASIA LLC,MUMBAI vs. JDIT (IT) RG 4, MUMBAI
In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessee are treated as partly allowed for statistical purposes
ITA 7631/MUM/2012[2008-09]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai16 Dec 2015AY 2008-09
Bench: S/Shri B.R.Baskaran (Am) & Amit Shukla, (Jm) सर्वश्री बी.आर.बास्करन, ऱेखा सदस्य एवं अमित शुक्ऱा, न्याययक सदस्य के समक्ष आमकय अऩीर सं./I.T.A. No.7994/Mum/2011 & Ita No.7631/Mum/2012 (ननधधायण वषा / Assessment Year :2007-08 & 2008-09) बनाम/ Ngc Network Asia Llc, Joint Director Of Income Tax C/O S R Batliboi & Co., (International Taxation), Vs. 14Th Floor, The Ruby, Range-4, Senapati Bapat Marg, Scindia House, Tulsi Pipe Road, Ballard Estate, Dadar (W), Mumbai-400038. Mumbai-400028 (अऩीरधथी /Appellant) (प्रत्मथी / Respondent) .. स्थधमी रेखध सं./जीआइआय सं./Pan: Aabcn3136G अऩीरधथी ओय से / Appellant By Shri Porus Kaka & Ms.Sheetal Shah प्रत्मथी की ओय से/Rspondent By Ms.Vandana Sagar सुनवधई की तधयीख / Date Of Hearing : 4.9.2015 घोषणध की तधयीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 16.12.2015 आदेश / O R D E R Per B.R. Baskaran (Am) These Are The Two Appeals Filed By The Assessee Against The Assessment Orders Passed For Assessment Years 2007-08 & 2008-09 In Pursuance Of Directions Issued By The Dispute Resolution Panel (Drp). Since Issues Urged In These Two Appeals Are Identical In Nature, They Are Being Disposed Of By This Common Order, For The Sake Of Convenience.
Section 9(1)(vi)
…hat the incidental use of trademark/trade name/log cannot be held to be royalty. In this regard, the Ld A.R placed reliance on the decision rendered by the Mumbai bench of Tribunal in the case of Sheratorn International Inc. Vs. Deputy Director of Income tax (107 ITD 120)(Delhi). The ld A.R also placed reliance on the decision rendered in the following cases in this regard:- 32 And ITA No.7631/Mum/12 (a) JDIT Vs. Harvard medical International, USA (16 taxmann.com 69) (b) Harvard Medical International Inc. Vs. DCIT (33 taxmann.com 50) 36. The ld A.R further submitted that the distribution rights given by it is…