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Assessment ProceduresSection 144CSection 144C2,746 judgments

The decision most relied on for dispute resolution panel is Commissioner of Income Tax v. Roca Bathroom Products (P) ltd. (445 ITR 537), cited in 269 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on dispute resolution panel

Commissioner of Income Tax v. Roca Bathroom Products (P) ltd.
445 ITR 537 · 2022 · High Court
269
citing judgments

The time limit for the Assessing Officer to pass a final assessment order under Section 144C(13) following directions from the Dispute Resolution Panel is determined by the specific provisions of Section 153, particularly Section 153(2A).

Shelf Drilling 4. In ACIT (International Taxation) v. Shelf Drilling Ron Tappmeyer Ltd.
177 Taxmann.com 262 · 2025 · Supreme Court
216
citing judgments

The Supreme Court has not reached a majority verdict on whether the time spent in Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) proceedings under Section 144C should be included within the overall limitation period prescribed by Section 153(3). Consequently, the legal position on the interplay between Sections 144C and 153 remains unresolved at the Supreme Court level.

Shelf Drilling Ron Tappmeyer Ltd. v. ACIT\n(Intl. Taxation)
153 Taxmann.com 162 · 2023 · High Court
169
citing judgments

The time consumed in proceedings before the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) under Section 144C must be subsumed within the limitation period prescribed under Section 153 for the completion of assessment, meaning these timelines are not mutually exclusive.

ESPN Star Sports Mauritius S.N.C. ET Compagnie v. Union of India
388 ITR 383 · 2016 · High Court
71
citing judgments

Failure to issue a draft assessment order under Section 144C(1) makes the final assessment order illegal and beyond jurisdiction. Non-compliance with Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) directions renders the final assessment order bad in law.

Roca Bathroom Products (P.) Ltd. v. Dispute Resolution Panel-2
127 Taxmann.com 332 · 2021 · High Court
57
citing judgments

A High Court decision is binding on subordinate authorities like the Assessing Officer. The Assessing Officer erred in not following a prior jurisdictional High Court ruling and a Madras High Court ruling.

Vodafone India Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Addl. CIT & Ors.
361 ITR 531 · 2014 · High Court
40
citing judgments

Proceedings before the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) are a continuation of the assessment proceedings, not an appeal. The DRP's role is to act as a correcting mechanism, providing a second review of the proposed assessment order.

CIT v. Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd.
77 Taxmann.com 326 · 2017 · High Court
25
citing judgments

An assessee can withdraw a company from the list of comparables if it was inadvertently included and is not genuinely comparable.

S.A. Builders Ltd. v. CIT(Appeals)
338 ITR 482 · 2011 · High Court
23
citing judgments

The deletion of a disallowance under Section 36(1)(iii) by the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) is upheld when relied upon by other judgments.

Judgments citing dispute resolution panel

Akunuri Sai Avinash, Visakhapatnam vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle (International Taxation), Visakhapatnam

In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes as indicated herein above

ITA 42/VIZ/2023[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Visakhapatnam12 Apr 2024AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Duvvuru Rl Reddy, Hon‟Ble & Shri S Balakrishnan, Hon‟Bleआयकरअपीलसं./ I.T.A. No.42/Viz/2023 (धनधाारणिर्ा/ Assessment Year : 2016-17) Akunuri Sai Avinash, Vs. The Asst. Commissioner Of Rep. By Gpa Holder Dr. Akunuri Income Tax, Sai Babu, Circle (International Taxation), Visakhapatnam. Visakhapatnam. Pan: (अपीलाथी/ Appellant) (प्रत्यथी/ Respondent) अपीलाथीकीओरसे/ Assessee By : Sri Gvn Hari, Ar प्रत्याथीकीओरसे/ Revenue By : Dr. Satyasai Rath, Cit-Dr सुनिाईकीतारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 26/03/2024 घोर्णाकीतारीख/Date Of : 12/04/2024 Pronouncement O R D E R Per S. Balakrishnan:

For Appellant: Sri GVN Hari, ARFor Respondent: Dr. Satyasai Rath, CIT-DR
Section 144CSection 147Section 148Section 50C

BALAKRISHNAN, Accountant Member : This appeal filed by the assessee is against the directions of the Ld. Dispute Resolution Panel-1, Bengaluru [in short „Ld. DRP‟] vide F.No. 73/DRP-1/BNG/2022-23, dated 19/12/2022 arising out of the order passed ... assessee is in appeal before the Tribunal by raising the following grounds of appeal: “1. The order of the Hon’ble Dispute Resolution Panel is contrary to the facts and also the law appli8cable to the facts of the case. 2. The Hon’ble Dispute Resolution Panel ought to have

Axis Bank Limited, Ahmedabad vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-1(1)(1), Ahmedabad

The appeal of the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 365/AHD/2022[2018-19]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad10 Apr 2024AY 2018-19

Bench: Mrs. Annapurna Gupta & Shri T.R. Senthil Kumarिनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2018-19 Axis Bank Limited, Vs. Assistant Commissioner Of “Trishul”, 3Rd Floor, Opp. Income-Tax, Samartheshwar Temple, Nr. Law Circle 1(1)(1), Garden, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad-380006 Pan : Aaacu 2414 K अपीलाथ" अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) अपीलाथ" अपीलाथ" "" "" यथ" "" "" यथ" यथ"/ (Respondent) यथ" Assessee By : Shri Tushar Hemani, Sr. Advocate & Shri Parimalsinh B. Parmar, Ar Revenue By : Dr. Darsi Suman Ratnam, Cit-Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 29.11.2023/03.04.2024 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 10.04.2024 आदेश आदेश/O R D E R आदेश आदेश Per Annapurna Gupta: By Way Of This Appeal, The Assessee-Appellant Has Challenged Correctness Of The Order Dated 28Th July, 2022 Passed By The Assessing Officer Under Section 143(3) R.W.S. 144C(13) R.W.S. 144B Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Hereinafter Referred To As “The Act” For Short], For The Assessment Year (Ay) 2018-19. 2. Ground No.1 Raised By The Assessee Reads As Under:- “1. Disallowance In Respect Of Annual Technical Fees (Tax Effect - Rs. 16,84,276) 1.1 The Learned Drp Has Erred In Upholding Addition Made By Ao In Respect Of Treating Annual Technical Services (Ats) Fees Paid To Infosys Limited To The Extent Of Rs. 48.66 Lacs As Prior Period Expense. 1.2. It Is Submitted That The Expenditure Relates To Amount Payable To Infosys & No Part Of The Amount Was Claimed As Expenditure At Any Time In The 2 Axis Bank Limited Vs. Acit Ay : 2018-19

For Appellant: Shri Tushar Hemani, Sr. Advocate &For Respondent: Dr. Darsi Suman Ratnam, CIT-DR
Section 143(3)Section 144C

draft assessment order framed in terms of section 144C of the Act. The assessee objected to the proposed disallowance to the Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) and the DRP directed the disallowance to be made merely to keep the issue alive ,noting that identical expenses disallowed in the preceding years were

American Chemical Society, Usa vs. DCIT(International Tax), Circle 1(1)(1), Mumbai

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed and the application for stay on the recovery of outstanding demand filed by the applicant/assessee is dismissed

ITA 4615/MUM/2023[2021-22]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai27 Mar 2024AY 2021-22

Bench: Shri Amarjit Singh& Ms. Kavitha Rajagopal, American Chemical Vs. The Deputy Society, C/O Deloitte Commissioner Of Income Haskins & Sells Llp, Tax, (It), Circle -1(1)(1), 7Th Floor, Building 10, Room No. 17, 3Rd Floor, Tower B, Dlf Cyber City Mittal Court, 22 Nariman Complex, Dlf City Phase- Point, Mumbai Ii, Gurgaon – 122002 Maharashtra – 400021 स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./ Pan/Gir No:Aalca4959L Appellant .. Respondent

For Appellant: Vishal KarlaFor Respondent: Ajay Kumar Sharma
Section 139(1)Section 143(3)Section 144Section 144C(13)Section 234Section 234ASection 253(1)(d)Section 9(1)(vi)

passed by the ld. DCIT(IT) Circle 1(1)(1), Mumbai, dated 30.10.2023 for A.Y. 2021-22 in pursuance of directions of the Dispute Resolution Panel under section 144(C(5) of the Act issued on 21/09/2023. The assessee has raised the following grounds before us: “Appeal under section ... against the returned income of Nil. 2. That on the facts and circumstances of the case and in law, the Ld. AO/ Dispute Resolution Panel ("DRP") have erred in holding that the receipts from Indian customers are chargeable to tax as royalty in terms of Article 12(3) of India