Bombay High Court defers Vodafone tax hearing to February 8

The Bombay High Court has deferred to February 8, 2011, a hearing of Vodafone Plc's petition against a move by Indian tax office to treat it as an agent of the seller in its 2007 acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's mobile business in India.Vodafone had filed a writ with the court on October 15, saying the tax office's move to treat the company as an agent of the seller was an "unusual move".