R AND B FALCON A PTY LTD,MUMBAI vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, DEHRADUN
Appeal is allowed in above terms
ITA 128/DDN/2025[2022-23]Status: DisposedITAT Dehradun30 Jan 2026AY 2022-23
Bench: Sh. Satbeer Singh Godara & Sh. Manish Agarwalita No. 128/Ddn/2025 : Asstt. Year: 2022-23 R & B Falcon A Pty Ltd., Vs Acit, Office No. 402, 4Th Floor, One Circle-2, Boulevard Lake, Boulevard Road, Dehradun, Hiranandani Business Park, Powai Uttarakhand-248001 Lit S.O. Mumbai-400076 (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aaccr5345Q Assessee By : Sh. Amit Arora, Ca & Sh. Vishal Mishra, Ca Revenue By : Sh. Mohan Lal Joshi, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing: 15.01.2026 Date Of Pronouncement: 30.01.2026 Order Per Satbeer Singh Godara: This Assessee’S Appeal For Assessment Year 2022-23, Arises Against The Cit(A)-3, Noida’S Din & Order No. Itba/Apl/S/250/2025-26/1076592383(1) Dated 30.05.2025, In Proceedings U/S 143(3) R.W.S. 144C Of The Income Tax Act, 1961. 2. Heard Both The Parties At Length. Case File Perused.
For Appellant: Sh. Amit Arora, CA &For Respondent: Sh. Mohan Lal Joshi, Sr. DR
Section 143(3)Section 244A
chargeable to tax @ 15% under Article 11 of India-Australia Double
Taxation Avoidance Agreement. The AO found that the interest on refund received by the appellant pertains to AY 201011 and 2014-15 wherein the appellant had business operations in India and PE existed in India ... years the appellant had PE in India. It is also a fact that in the instant year i.e. AY 2022-23, when the interest on refund is received, the appellant did not have PE in India. Hence there are two questions which need to be decided:
(A) whether interest