Section 7 of the Income Tax Act

The decision most relied on for Section 7 is CIT v. Shree Rajasthan Syntex Ltd. (313 ITR 231), cited in 55 of the 75 judgments on BharatTax that turn on this section.

Leading authorities on Section 7

CIT v. Shree Rajasthan Syntex Ltd.
313 ITR 231 · 2009 · High Court
55
citing judgments

This case establishes principles for distinguishing operating leases from finance leases and determining if leased equipment constitutes a Permanent Establishment (PE). It also clarifies that reassessment proceedings initiated on borrowed satisfaction without independent application of mind are invalid.

Bharti Airtel v. ITO (TDS)
67 Taxmann.com 223 · 2016 · High Court
53
citing judgments

Payment for human intervention to install or put equipment in place, distinct from human intervention involved in the transportation of calls between networks, does not constitute Fee for Technical Services (FTS) under section 9(1)(vii) of the Income-tax Act.

DIT v. Abbey Business Services Private Limited
122 Taxmann.com 174 · 2020 · High Court
46
citing judgments

Expenses incurred and reimbursed for seconded employees under a secondment agreement are not liable to tax deduction at source and do not constitute 'fees for technical services'. The secondment agreement itself forms an independent arrangement for securing services.

Diamond Services International (P.) Ltd. v. Union of India
169 Taxmann 201 · 2008 · High Court
32
citing judgments

Performing the job of grading diamonds in a laboratory and issuing a grading certificate does not constitute the transfer of technical skill, knowledge, or commercial experience to the customer. Such activities do not amount to the provision of technical services under Section 9(1)(vi) or Article 12 of a DTAA.

Murli Industries Limited v. ACIT
441 ITR 8 · 2022 · High Court
22
citing judgments
DCIT v. Michelin ROH Co. Ltd.
138 Taxmann.com 497 · 2022 · High Court
9
citing judgments
Behramji Sorabji Lalkaka v. CIT
16 ITR 301 · 1948 · High Court
8
citing judgments
Oord Dredging & Marine Contractors BV v. DCIT
111 Taxmann 163 · Reported
6
citing judgments
77 (Madras) 3. Ford India Ltd. v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax
78 Taxmann.com 5 · 2017 · Reported
6
citing judgments
Tiger Global International III Holdings v. AAR
468 ITR 405 · 2024 · High Court
5
citing judgments

Judgments on Section 7

DCIT, C-4(1), CHANDIGARH vs. M/S WINSOME YARNS LTD,, CHANDIGARH

Appeals stand dismissed as non-maintainable

ITA 886/CHANDI/2019[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh19 Mar 2026AY 2015-16

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.646/Chandi/2008 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2005-06) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1232/Chandi/2009 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.571/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. Addl. Cit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, बनाम/ Vs. Range 4, Chandigarh Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.31/Chandi/2010 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 5. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.886/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) Dcit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. बनाम/ Vs. Range-4, Chandigarh Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) Assessee By : Sh. Ishant Jain (Rp) – Ld. Ar (Virtual Mode) Revenue By : Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (Cit) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. Cit) - Ld. Drs

For Appellant: Sh. Ishant Jain (RP) – Ld. AR (Virtual Mode)For Respondent: Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (CIT) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. CIT) - Ld. DRs
Section 14Section 17Section 238Section 7

M/S WINSOME YARNS LTD.,,CHANDIGARH vs. ACIT, C-4(1), CHANDIGARH

Appeals stand dismissed as non-maintainable

ITA 571/CHANDI/2019[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh19 Mar 2026AY 2015-16

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.646/Chandi/2008 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2005-06) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1232/Chandi/2009 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.571/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. Addl. Cit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, बनाम/ Vs. Range 4, Chandigarh Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.31/Chandi/2010 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 5. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.886/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) Dcit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. बनाम/ Vs. Range-4, Chandigarh Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) Assessee By : Sh. Ishant Jain (Rp) – Ld. Ar (Virtual Mode) Revenue By : Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (Cit) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. Cit) - Ld. Drs

For Appellant: Sh. Ishant Jain (RP) – Ld. AR (Virtual Mode)For Respondent: Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (CIT) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. CIT) - Ld. DRs
Section 14Section 17Section 238Section 7

ACIT,, CHANDIGARH vs. M/S WINSOME YARN LTD.,, CHANDIGARH

Appeals stand dismissed as non-maintainable

ITA 31/CHANDI/2010[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh19 Mar 2026AY 2006-07

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.646/Chandi/2008 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2005-06) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1232/Chandi/2009 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.571/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. Addl. Cit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, बनाम/ Vs. Range 4, Chandigarh Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.31/Chandi/2010 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 5. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.886/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) Dcit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. बनाम/ Vs. Range-4, Chandigarh Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) Assessee By : Sh. Ishant Jain (Rp) – Ld. Ar (Virtual Mode) Revenue By : Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (Cit) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. Cit) - Ld. Drs

For Appellant: Sh. Ishant Jain (RP) – Ld. AR (Virtual Mode)For Respondent: Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (CIT) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. CIT) - Ld. DRs
Section 14Section 17Section 238Section 7

M/S WINSOME YARNS LTD.,,CHANDIGARH vs. ACIT,, CHANDIGARH

Appeals stand dismissed as non-maintainable

ITA 1232/CHANDI/2009[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh19 Mar 2026AY 2006-07

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.646/Chandi/2008 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2005-06) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1232/Chandi/2009 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.571/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. Addl. Cit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, बनाम/ Vs. Range 4, Chandigarh Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.31/Chandi/2010 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 5. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.886/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) Dcit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. बनाम/ Vs. Range-4, Chandigarh Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) Assessee By : Sh. Ishant Jain (Rp) – Ld. Ar (Virtual Mode) Revenue By : Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (Cit) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. Cit) - Ld. Drs

For Appellant: Sh. Ishant Jain (RP) – Ld. AR (Virtual Mode)For Respondent: Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (CIT) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. CIT) - Ld. DRs
Section 14Section 17Section 238Section 7

WINSOME YARNS LTD.,,CHANDIGARH vs. ADDL. CIT, CHANDIGARH

Appeals stand dismissed as non-maintainable

ITA 646/CHANDI/2008[2005-06]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh19 Mar 2026AY 2005-06

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Rajpal Yadav & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am 1. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.646/Chandi/2008 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2005-06) & 2. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.1232/Chandi/2009 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 3. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.571/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. Addl. Cit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, बनाम/ Vs. Range 4, Chandigarh Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 4. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.31/Chandi/2010 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2006-07) & 5. आयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.886/Chandi/2019 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) Dcit / Acit [Circle 4(1)] M/S Winsome Yarns Ltd. बनाम/ Vs. Range-4, Chandigarh Sco 191-192, Sector – 34, Chandigarh "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaacw-1911-H (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) Assessee By : Sh. Ishant Jain (Rp) – Ld. Ar (Virtual Mode) Revenue By : Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (Cit) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. Cit) - Ld. Drs

For Appellant: Sh. Ishant Jain (RP) – Ld. AR (Virtual Mode)For Respondent: Dr. Vivek Aggarwal (CIT) & Dr. Ranjit Kaur (Addl. CIT) - Ld. DRs
Section 14Section 17Section 238Section 7

ABAN OFFSHORE LIMITED,CHENNAI vs. DCIT , CHENNAI

In the result, the appeal of the assessee in ITA

ITA 1381/CHNY/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai16 Dec 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Inturi Rama Rao & Before Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giriआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.1380 & 1381/Chny/2025 Assessment Years: 2013-14 & 2017-18 Aban Offshore Limited, Deputy Commissioner Of Income No.113, Janpriya Crest, Tax, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Corporate Circle-1(1), Chennai- 600 008. Chennai. [Pan: Aaaca3012H] (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) अपीलार्थी की ओर से/ Assessee By : Ms.Vinitha, Advocate प्रत्यर्थी की ओर से /Revenue By : Mr.Arv Sreenivasan, Cit सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 11.12.2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 16.12.2025 आदेश / O R D E R Per Bench : These Appeals Filed By The Assessee-Company Directed Against The Orders Of The Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax, Corporate Circle-1(1), Chennai Passed U/S 143(3) R.W.S. 254 Of The Income Tax Act-1961 Dated 30.03.2025 & 31.03.2025 For The Assessment Years 2013-14 & 2017-18 Respectively. 2. Since The Identical Facts & Common Issues Are Involved In All The Above Captioned Two Appeals Of The Assessee, We Proceed To Dispose Of The Same By This Common Order.

For Appellant: Ms.Vinitha, AdvocateFor Respondent: Mr.ARV Sreenivasan, CIT
Section 13Section 143(3)Section 31Section 7

ABAN OFFSHORE LIMITED,CHENNAI vs. DCIT, CHENNAI

In the result, the appeal of the assessee in ITA

ITA 1380/CHNY/2025[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai16 Dec 2025AY 2013-14

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Inturi Rama Rao & Before Hon’Ble Shri Manu Kumar Giriआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.1380 & 1381/Chny/2025 Assessment Years: 2013-14 & 2017-18 Aban Offshore Limited, Deputy Commissioner Of Income No.113, Janpriya Crest, Tax, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Corporate Circle-1(1), Chennai- 600 008. Chennai. [Pan: Aaaca3012H] (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) अपीलार्थी की ओर से/ Assessee By : Ms.Vinitha, Advocate प्रत्यर्थी की ओर से /Revenue By : Mr.Arv Sreenivasan, Cit सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 11.12.2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 16.12.2025 आदेश / O R D E R Per Bench : These Appeals Filed By The Assessee-Company Directed Against The Orders Of The Assistant Commissioner Of Income Tax, Corporate Circle-1(1), Chennai Passed U/S 143(3) R.W.S. 254 Of The Income Tax Act-1961 Dated 30.03.2025 & 31.03.2025 For The Assessment Years 2013-14 & 2017-18 Respectively. 2. Since The Identical Facts & Common Issues Are Involved In All The Above Captioned Two Appeals Of The Assessee, We Proceed To Dispose Of The Same By This Common Order.

For Appellant: Ms.Vinitha, AdvocateFor Respondent: Mr.ARV Sreenivasan, CIT
Section 13Section 143(3)Section 31Section 7

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