Karnataka High Court
The Commissioner Of Income Tax vs M/S Abbey Business Services India Pvt ... on 16 June, 2023
Bench: Alok Aradhe, H T Narendra Prasad
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2023
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD
REVIEW PETITION NO.10 OF 2021
C/W
REVIEW PETITION NO.9 OF 2021
IN REVIEW PETITION NO.10 OF 2021
BETWEEN:
1. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX
INTERNATIONAL TAXATION
Digitally BMTC BUILDING, 80 FEET ROAD
signed by 6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA
RUPA V BENGALURU-560095.
Location:
High Court 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX
of Karnataka INTERNATIONAL TAXATION CIRCLE-1 (1)
BMTC BUILDING, 80 FEET ROAD
6TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA
BENGALURU-560095.
...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. K.V. ARAVIND, ADV.,)
AND:
1. M/S. ABBEY BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
THE RESIDENCY, 7TH FLOOR
133/1, RESIDENCY ROAD
BENGALORE-560025.
...RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. HIMANSHU SINHA, ADV., &
SRI. YASH VARMANI, ADV., &
SRI. ANURAAG RAJAGOPALAN, ADV., FOR
SRI. MOHAMMED SHAMEER, ADV., &
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SRI. ADIT SHAH, ADV.,)
THIS REVIEW PETITION IS FILED UNDER ORDER 47
RULE 1 OF CPC, PARYING TO REVIEW/RECALL THE ORDER
DATED 01.12.2020 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN ITA
NO.215/2014. PASS SUCH OTHER SUITABLE ORDERS AS THIS
HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO BE GRANTED IN THE FACTS
AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE IN THE INTEREST OF
JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
IN REVIEW PETITION NO.9 OF 2021
BETWEEN:
1. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX
INTERNATIONAL TAXATION
4TH FLOOR, BMTC BUILDING
6TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD
KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560095.
2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX
INTERNATIONAL TAXATION CIRCLE-1 (1)
4TH FLOOR, BMTC BUILDING
6TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD
KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560095.
...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. K.V. ARAVIND, ADV.,)
AND:
1. M/S. ABBEY BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
7TH FLOOR, 133/1, RESIDENCY ROAD
BENGALORE-560025.
...RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. HIMANSHU SINHA, ADV., &
SRI. YASH VARMANI, ADV., &
SRI. ANURAAG RAJAGOPALAN, ADV., FOR
SRI. MOHAMMED SHAMEER, ADV., &
SRI. ADIT SHAH, ADV.,)
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THIS REVIEW PETITION IS FILED UNDER ORDER 47
RULE 1 OF CPC, PARYING TO REVIEW/RECALL THE ORDER
DATED 01.12.2020 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN ITA
NO.214/2014. PASS SUCH OTHER SUITABLE ORDERS AS THIS
HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO BE GRANTED IN THE FACTS
AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE IN THE INTEREST OF
JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING,
THIS DAY, ALOK ARADHE J., MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
RP No.9/2021 has been filed seeking review / recall of the order dated 01.12.2020 passed in ITA 214/2014, whereas, RP No.10/2021 has been filed seeking review of the order dated 01.12.2020 passed in ITA 215/2014.
2. Learned counsel for the revenue while inviting the attention of this case to various clauses of the agreement executed between the parties in this case and various clauses in the case of 'M/S CENTRICA INDIA OFFSHORE PRIVATE LIMITED VS. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX - 1 AND OTHERS WP (C) No.6807/2012 dated 25.04.2014 submitted that the aforesaid decision applies to the facts of this case. -4-
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3. On the other hand Learned Senior Counsel for the assessee submitted that this court has considered the rival submissions and for the reasons recorded in the judgment dated 01.12.2020 has held that the decision of M/S CENTRICA INDIA OFFSHORE PRIVATE LIMITED supra does not apply to the facts of these cases.
4. It is trite law that in the garb or review, an issue cannot be permitted to re-agitated / re-argued. This court in para 5 and 6 has taken note of submissions made on behalf of the revenue and has recorded the submissions made on behalf of the assessee and thereafter, for the reasons assigned in the judgment has held that the decision of High Court of Delhi in M/S CENTRICA INDIA OFFSHORE PRIVATE LIMITED supra does not apply to the facts of these cases.
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5. In view of the above, the judgment dated 01.12.2020 passed in ITA No.214 and 215/2014 neither suffer from any jurisdictional infirmity nor any error apparent on the face of the record warranting interference of this court in exercise of review jurisdiction.
In the result, the review petitions fail and is hereby dismissed.
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