Section 194I of the Income Tax Act

The decision most relied on for Section 194I is CIT v. Bharti Cellular Ltd. (330 ITR 239), cited in 147 of the 74 judgments on BharatTax that turn on this section.

Leading authorities on Section 194I

CIT v. Bharti Cellular Ltd.
330 ITR 239 · 2011 · Supreme Court
147
citing judgments

The Supreme Court holds that for a service to qualify as 'fees for technical services' under Section 9(1)(vii) of the Income-tax Act or Article 12 of a DTAA, direct human involvement or intervention in rendering the service is essential. This principle applies to telecommunication services like interconnect charges and roaming charges, and also to services related to software use.

Maruti Udyog v. DCIT
92 ITD 119 · 2005 · ITAT
87
citing judgments

Interest received by an assessee on loans and advances provided to its employees is assessable as 'business income' under the Income Tax Act.

Sodex SVC India (P) Ltd. v. DCIT (TDS) 2(2)
92 Taxmann.com 260 · 2018 · ITAT
86
citing judgments

A statutory provision is not construed to have retrospective operation unless such a construction is explicitly stated in the Act or arises by necessary and distinct implication.

Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. UOI
68 Taxmann.com 299 · 2016 · High Court
34
citing judgments

An order under section 201(1) of the Income Tax Act for Assessment Year 2009-10 can be passed when the TDS statement is required to be filed.

Coforge Limited v. ACIT
436 ITR 546 · 2021 · High Court
31
citing judgments

The Assessing Officer (AO) must examine the assessee's accounts and be satisfied with the correctness of the expenditure claimed to have been incurred for earning income not forming part of the total income before making any disallowance under Section 14A.

Ramkrishna Vedanta Math v. ITO
24 Taxmann.com 29 · 2012 · ITAT
26
citing judgments

Interest under section 201(1A) cannot be levied if the recipient of income has already paid the due taxes. The onus is on the revenue to prove that taxes have not been recovered from the primary liable person.

CIT v. Karnal Cooperative Sugar Mills
118 Taxmann 489 · 2001 · Supreme Court
24
citing judgments
Rajesh Projects (India) (p.) Limited v. Commissioner of Income-tax
78 Taxmann.com 263 · 2017 · High Court
24
citing judgments
CIT v. Shahi Export House
195 Taxmann 163 · 2010 · High Court
23
citing judgments
PCIT v. Paschim GujaratVij Company Ltd.
174 Taxmann.com 748 · 2025 · High Court
17
citing judgments

Judgments on Section 194I

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