Supreme Court of India

M/s. Fibre Boards (p) Ltd. Bangalore v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Bangalore

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Reported as [2015] 8 S.C.R. 906
Bench A. K. Sikri and R. F. Nariman JJ.
Decided 11 August 2015

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the aforesaid construction of Section 54G would render nugatory a vital part of the said D Section so far as the assessee is concerned.

Judgment, page 37

From the headnote

Income Tax Act, 1961- s. 54G - Exemption of capital c gains on transfer of assets in cases of shifting of industrial undertaking from urban area - Exemption u/s. 54G - Claim of, by assessee - On the entire capital gain earned from the sale proceeds of its erstwhile industrial undertaking situated in notified urban area in view of the advances so made being more than the capital gain made by it- Held: Advances paid for the purpose of purchase and/or acquisition of the said assets amount to utilization·by the assessee of the capital gains made by him for the purpose of purchasing·andlor

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