“Section 15(9)”
The decision most relied on for Section 15(9) is ESPN Star Sports Mauritius S.N.C. ET Compagnie v. Union of India (388 ITR 383), cited in 71 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 15(9)
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.
Salary received by a non-resident for services rendered outside India accrues outside India and is not taxable in India. Only salary earned for work performed in India is regarded as income arising in India and is taxable.
A decision by the Gujarat High Court in CIT v. C-Sam (India) Pvt Ltd. does not support the case of a party relying on it, particularly when other High Courts have made contrary findings.
Addition under section 68 is deleted if the assessee repays the loan in the succeeding assessment year and this is supported by decisions of the jurisdictional High Court.
A case is factually distinguishable if the 'made available' specifications and procedures enabled the assessee to render services independently to its customers.