Monday, 24 March 2014

The Vodafone Case, 2009

As per Effects Doctrine Extra-territorial operation of Section 195 of the I.T Act, it was held, that any state may impose liabilities, even upon persons not within its allegiance, for conduct outside its borders that has consequences within its borders which the State represents. Therefore, when the dominant purpose of entering into agreements between the two foreigners is to acquire the controlling interest which one foreign company held in the Indian company, by other foreign company, the transaction would certainly be subject to municipal laws of India, including the Indian Income Tax Act.

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