COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX v. PANKAJ J. SANGHVI
[Citation -2007-LL-0409-3]
Citation | 2007-LL-0409-3 |
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Appellant Name | COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX |
Respondent Name | PANKAJ J. SANGHVI |
Court | ITAT |
Relevant Act | Income-tax |
Date of Order | 09/04/2007 |
Assessment Year | 1996-97 |
Judgment | View Judgment |
Keyword Tags | residential accommodation • transfer of property • capital gain • co-operative |
Bot Summary: | 1997-98, on the ground that the CIT(A) erred in deleting the addition of Rs. 11,70,233 made by the AO on account of disallowance of exemption claimed under s. 54F by the assessee. On appeal to the Tribunal the deduction disallowed was allowed and it is against the said order of the Tribunal granting, an allowance of Rs. 11,17,233 that the present appeal has been filed on the following question of law: Whether the Tribunal was justified in holding that the mere agreement to transfer is sufficient for a transfer of property overlooking the provisions of Transfer of Property Act and Registration Act, 1908 The precise submission of the learned counsel is that in the year 1995-96 the assessee had already shown purchase of a flat in the sum of Rs. 7,71,525 and the assessee was not entitled to claim Rs. 11,70,233 under s. 54F of the IT Act. The Tribunal has observed that insofar as the flat was concerned, the assessee was only a power of attorney holder and before the capital gains arose the flat had already been sold to M/s K.J. Agencies and M/s Sanghvi Farm Nursery and eventually the flat was transferred to Tejasvi Grah Nirman Co-operative Society. The Tribunal observed that as on the date of the capital gain accruing on the shares, the assessee was not possessed of any residential accommodation and he was entitled to deduction in accordance with the provisions made in s. 54F. In this view of the matter the Tribunal has dismissed the appeal of the Revenue. It has not been disputed that the flat in question had never been registered in the name of the assessee. The assessee was merely a power of attorney holder and the conveyance deeds brought on record were clearly indicative of the transfer of the flat prior to capital gain. Under these circumstances, it could not be said that the assessee was already possessed of a residential house and could not have claimed a deduction of Rs. 11,70,233. |