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Analysis

Tiger Global: SC says ‘tax sovereignty comes first’ but verdict raises questions

The ruling in favour of Revenue leaves open several issues around indirect transfers, GAAR protections, and Tax Residency Certificates

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Trick or treaty

Last month’s ruling in the Tiger Global case has triggered a scramble to revisit legacy structures in cross-border transactions

Namrata Banerjee

9th Feb 2026

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The Authority for Advance Rulings (Income Tax) v Tiger Global International II Holdings

The Supreme Court held that the AAR may reject an application at the threshold under Section 245R(2)(iii) where a transaction is prima facie designed for tax avoidance and that a TRC does not bar scrutiny of treaty abuse or control

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Bench:J.B. Pardiwala J, R. Mahadevan J

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