« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Delhi HC Rules GST Registration Cannot Be Cancelled Retrospectively Without a Clear Show Cause Notice (SCN)  Belated income tax return AY 2026-27: How to file, late filing charges and what you may lose  Major Financial Changes from August 1, 2026: ITR Deadline, RBI MPC Meeting, Tatkal Ticket Rules & More  Government proposes to ease tax relief conditions for offshore funds  TallyPrime Connected Banking: Automating Banking and Accounting  ITR Filing Deadline 2026: Is July 31 the Last Date to File Your Income Tax Return? Latest Official Update  ITR filing deadline nears: How to file income tax return online on e-filing portal - quick 15-step guide  Will the ITR Filing Deadline Be Extended Beyond July 31 for FY 2025-26? Here's the Latest Update for Taxpayers  Income Tax Refund Delayed for AY 2026-27? 5 Common Reasons Your Refund May Be Stuck and How to Fix It  ITR Filing 2026: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Asks Tax Officials to Let Honest Taxpayers Correct Genuine Mistakes  Will Your FCNR Deposit Stay Tax-Free After Returning to India? Tax Rules Explained for NRIs «  FM urged to increase duty draw back rate by 3 pc... Last date for filing return extended to Feb 29... » SC stays income tax notice against General Electric December, 15th 2007 The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the notices issued by the Income Tax department demanding payment of capital gains tax from US-based General Electric Company for sale of GECIS Global shares to GECIS Investment Co. A bench headed by Justice A B Bhan stayed the demand notices issued by the department on April 11 and October 10 this year after General Electric Company (GEC) and GE Capital International (Mauritius) challenged the jurisdiction of the tax authorities to initiate any action. The petitioners alleged that a demand notice cannot be raised on a transaction related to transfer of shares of a company incorporated outside India by a non-resident to another non-resident, despite that leading to a change in ownership in India. According to GEC, where there was no change in the ownership of the Indian assets (the shares in the Indian company) there was no resultant gain taxable in India. The petition filed through Vijayalakshmi Menon stated that entire share capital of Delhi-based Genpact India was acquired by the GE Capital International (Mauritius) with Foreign Investment Promotion Board's approval in 1998. Following this, a Security Purchase Agreement (SPA) was entered dated November 7, 2004. Pursuant to the SPA, GE Capital and certain nominee shareholders gifted the GECIS shares to GECIS India Investments and GECIS India holding, respectively, the petition said, adding that GECIS Investments Co had acquired 99.1 per cent of the preferred stock and 60 per cent of the nominal common stock of a newly organised GECIS Global (Luxembourg) which represented the transfer of a capital asset situated outside India.