M/S NESTLE SA v. ASSESSING OFFICER CIRCLE (INTERNATIONAL TAXATION)

Delhi High Court · 04 Jun 2021 · 2021:DHC:1856-DB
Rajiv Shakdher; Talwant Singh
W.P.(C) 3243/2021
2021:DHC:1856-DB
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The Delhi High Court set aside orders denying concessional tax rate certificates under Section 197 of the Income Tax Act, directing issuance of a certificate applying the 5% dividend tax rate under the India-Switzerland DTAA, following binding precedent.

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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 04.06.2021
W.P.(C) 3243/2021
M/S NESTLE SA ..... Petitioner
Through : Mr. Porus Kaka, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Prakash Kumar and Mr. Divesh Chawla, Advocates.
VERSUS
ASSESSING OFFICER CIRCLE (INTERNATIONAL TAXATION)-
2(2)(2), NEW DELHI ..... Respondent
Through : Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Sr. Advocate.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH [Court hearing convened via video-conferencing on account of COVID-19]
RAJIV SHAKDHER, J.: (ORAL)
JUDGMENT

1. Mr. Zoheb Hossain, who appears for the respondent/revenue, cannot but accept that the issue raised in the present petition is covered by the judgement of this Court dated 22.04.2021, passed in W.P.(C) 9051/2020 titled ‘Concentrix Services Netherlands B V v/s. Income Tax Officer TDS & Anr.’.

2. Accordingly, impugned orders dated 04.01.2021 and 11.03.2021 are set aside. The writ petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

3. Consequently, a certificate under Section 197 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 will be issued in favour of the petitioner, indicating therein, that the rate of tax, on dividend, as applicable qua the petitioner is 5% under India-Swiss DTAA.

RAJIV SHAKDHER, J TALWANT SINGH, J JUNE 4, 2021 Click here to check corrigendum, if any