Dismissed

The Commissioner of Income Tax - International Taxation -2 v. Inflow Technologies (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Delhi HC10 Sept 2025ITA/341/2025

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What is this about?

In the High Court of Delhi, a Division Bench disposed of two applications regarding delay in filing an Income Tax Appeal. The Court condoned the delays and dismissed the Revenue's appeal, holding no substantial question of law arose after a recent Supreme Court judgment.

What did the court decide?

Condonation of delay in filing and refiling the appeal allowed; Revenue's appeal dismissed.

The Commissioner of Income Tax - International Taxation -2 Vs… — Income Tax | Delhi HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- ITA 341/2025

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THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - INTERNATIONAL

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TAXATION -2 .....Appellant

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Through: Mr. Ruchir Bhatia SSC with Mr. Anant Mann JSC and Mr. Abhishek Anand, Adv.

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versus

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INFLOW TECHNOLOGIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.

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.....Respondent

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Through: Appearance not given.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR

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O R D E R

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% 10.09.2025 CM APPL. 52771/2025 CM APPL. 52772/2025 (Delay)

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These are two applications seeking the condonation of 20 days delay in filing and also 355 days delay in refiling the appeal.

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For the reasons stated in the applications, we condone the delay in refiling as well as the delay in filing the appeal.

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Accordingly, the applications are disposed of as allowed.

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ITA 341/2025

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This appeal lays a challenge to an order dated 09.02.2024 passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in an appeal filed by the Revenue/Appellant herein being ITA No. 397/Del/2023, which relates to Assessment Year 2019-20.

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The grounds urged by the Revenue in that appeal were the following :

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/09/2025 at 14:20:33

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_“l. Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in holding that re-sale of hardware and software products in India by M/s. Inflow Technologies .(Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Is not taxable in India as ‘Royalty’ u/s. 9(1)vi) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 r/w Article 12 of India- Singapore DTAA.

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2. Whether on facts and circumstances of the case, the Ld. CIT(A) erred in holding that taxability of income from sale of software to independent distributors is not taxable as royalty u/s 9(1)(vi) of the I.T.Act, 1961 in absence of PE in Mia

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3. The appellant craves to add, amend, modify or alter any grounds of appeal at any time or before the hearing of appeal.”

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ITAT by relying upon the judgment of the Supreme Court in Engineering Analysis Center of Excellence Pvt. Ltd. Vs. CIT [2021] 125 taxman.com 42, deleted the addition.

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The submission of Mr. Bhatia is that the appeal has been filed because during the relevant time, a review petition was filed before the Supreme Court seeking review of the judgment in the case of Engineering Analysis Center of Excellence Pvt. Ltd. (supra). According to him the review petition has been dismissed. He concede to the fact that the issue, which arises for consideration in this appeal, is covered against the Revenue/Appellant and in favour of the Assessee in terms of the aforesaid judgment.

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If that be so, no substantial question of law arises for consideration in this appeal. Appeal is dismissed.

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V. KAMESWAR RAO, J

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VINOD KUMAR, J

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2025/ dd

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/09/2025 at 14:20:33

The Commissioner of Income Tax - International Taxation -2 v. Inflow Technologies (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

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