Income Tax Appeal v. The Commissioner Of Income Tax, Meerut

COURT NO.2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Income Tax Appeal No. 202 of 2001 Sedco Forex International Drilling Inc. as agent of its employee Mr. A. Thompson a company incorporated in the Republic of Panama having its registered office at No.8 Acquitino de la Guardia Street, City of Panama, Republic of Panama, present Address C/o A.F. Ferguson & Co. Maker Towers, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai Versus ………… Appellant 1. The Commissioner of Income Tax, Meerut having office at Income Tax Office, Opp. Bhasali Ground, Meerut Meerut 2. The Assistant Commissioner of Income-Tax, Special Circle, Dehradun having office at Subhash Road, Dehradun-248001 ………… Respondents Mr. Vikram Gulati, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. S.K. Posti, Advocate for the respondents. Dated: December 14, 2005 Coram: Hon. P.C. Verma, J. Hon. J.C.S. Rawat, J. Both the parties are ready to argue the matter today. 2. This appeal has been preferred against the consolidated order dated 20.04.2000 for the assessment years 1989-90, passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, (Bench ‘E’ New Delhi). 3. The learned counsel for the parties agree that only the following questions of law arise in this appeal for the determination. They do not press the rest of the questions framed in the appeal:- 1. “Whether, the learned I.T.A.T. has erred in law in holding that the appellants have failed to satisfy the condition that ‘the remuneration is not deductible in computing the profits of an enterprise chargeable to tax in that other State’?” holding that the appellants have failed to satisfy the 2.“Whether, the learned I.T.A.T. has erred in law in holding that the appellants are not governed by the provisions of the Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation (AADT)?” 4. The aforementioned questions were answered by the Division Bench of this Court {in which one of us (P.C. Verma,J.) was a member} in case of “Sedco Forex International Inc. Vs. The Commissioner of Income Tax and another”, which was decided on 22.07.2005 in Income Tax Appeal No.165 of 2001. In the said judgment, the questions framed in the said appeal were answered in favour of the Revenue Department. judgment, the questions framed in the said appeal were 5. Following the above-mentioned judgment of a Division Bench of this Court, we dismiss this appeal. Rajeev Dang (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (P.C. Verma, J.)