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Issues: (i) Whether the agricultural land acquired by the State Government was a capital asset within the meaning of section 2(14)(iii)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, having regard to the status of the Faridabad Administration Complex as a municipality or its equivalent. (ii) Whether the capital gains arising from compulsory acquisition of the land were chargeable to tax under section 45 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
Issue (i): Whether the agricultural land acquired by the State Government was a capital asset within the meaning of section 2(14)(iii)(a) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, having regard to the status of the Faridabad Administration Complex as a municipality or its equivalent.
Analysis: The relevant provisions governing municipal bodies and the Faridabad Complex regime were examined together with the factual composition, powers, functions, and duties of the local administration. On that appraisal, the land was held to have lost the character which would exclude it from the definition of capital asset, because the Faridabad Administration Complex was found to be akin to a municipality for the statutory purpose.
Conclusion: The issue was answered in favour of the Revenue and against the assessee.
Issue (ii): Whether the capital gains arising from compulsory acquisition of the land were chargeable to tax under section 45 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
Analysis: Once the land was treated as a capital asset and the transfer was taken to have occurred on the date of the award and taking of possession, the consideration received on compulsory acquisition fell within the charging provision for capital gains.
Conclusion: The issue was answered in favour of the Revenue and against the assessee.
Final Conclusion: The reference was answered so as to sustain the Revenue's stand on the taxability of the compulsory acquisition compensation, and the remaining question did not require adjudication because it had become academic.
Ratio Decidendi: Agricultural land ceases to be outside the capital-asset definition where, on the relevant date, the local area is legally and functionally akin to a municipality, and compensation for compulsory acquisition of such land is taxable as capital gains.
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