Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by income tax department claiming that PILCOM, a committee set up to organise 1996 World Cup, had not paid taxes on prize money to international players, while admitting two petitions on payments to foreign cricket boards.
A division bench comprising Justice P C Ghose and Justice S P Mitra rejected the appeal as the IT department could not establish that it was PILCOM which paid the money to players.
The director of income tax (international taxation) had claimed that PILCOM had deducted TDS (tax deducted at source) during payments to international stars like Sanath Jayasuriya, Mark Waugh, Nathan Astle, Curtly Ambrose, Aravinda d'Silva, Moris Odumbe and Paul Strang, but had not deposited it with the IT department.
PILCOM counsels submitted that the prize money was not paid by it and that it was made by INDCOM, the Indian organising body.
As such, it was in no way responsible for payments to the IT department, they claimed.
It also pointed out that the Incomourt after four weeks.
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