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Issues: (i) Whether Gram Panchayat, Besa was the competent local authority to sanction the housing project and issue the requisite approval and completion certificate for deduction under section 80IB(10) of the Income-tax Act, 1961; (ii) Whether the housing project satisfied the statutory requirement of developing a plot of land having a minimum area of one acre.
Issue (i): Whether Gram Panchayat, Besa was the competent local authority to sanction the housing project and issue the requisite approval and completion certificate for deduction under section 80IB(10) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
Analysis: The housing project was sanctioned by the Gram Panchayat under the village panchayat law applicable in Maharashtra. The relevant provisions of the Bombay Village Panchayat Act, 1958 conferred authority on the Gram Panchayat to grant permission for construction within its jurisdiction and to deal with matters connected with local taxation and building control. On that footing, and in view of the record showing approval and completion-related certificates issued by the Gram Panchayat, the authority was treated as the competent local authority for the purposes of section 80IB(10).
Conclusion: The issue is decided in favour of the assessee.
Issue (ii): Whether the housing project satisfied the statutory requirement of developing a plot of land having a minimum area of one acre.
Analysis: The assessee produced the sanctioned plan, layout, and related material to show that the project area, taken as a whole, exceeded one acre. The first appellate authority recorded a factual finding that the aggregate area was above the prescribed limit, and no contrary material was brought to dislodge that finding. In the absence of rebuttal, the factual determination regarding area was accepted.
Conclusion: The issue is decided in favour of the assessee.
Final Conclusion: The statutory conditions for deduction under section 80IB(10) were held to be satisfied, and the Revenue's challenge to the allowance of the deduction failed.
Ratio Decidendi: For deduction under section 80IB(10), a village Gram Panchayat functioning under the applicable local law can constitute the competent local authority for approval and completion certification, and factual findings on the project area will be accepted absent contrary evidence.
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