Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax-16(1), Mumbai vs. Viacom18 Media Private Limited, Mumbai
ITA 5658/MUM/2024[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai15 Oct 2025AY 2013-14
Bench: Shri Narender Kumar Choudhry & Ms. Padmavathy S
For Respondent: Shri Nimesh Vora, Ld. Adv
Section 115JSection 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 250
…payer but a restriction on the recipient, it cannot be deemed to be covered under the residuary phrase "any other business or commercial rights of similar nature". 8. 6. It is pertinent to note that in the case of Srivatsan Surveyors (P) Ltd V/s ITO (2009) (32 SOT 268) (Chennai-Tribunal), it has been held that "Right as to know how, patents, copyrights, trademarks, licences, franchises, etc can be construed to be right in rem which can be claimed against the world at large. Right in restrictive covenant is 'right in personam' which is available against the contracting parties only. As such right in restrictive…