Section 87A, as applicable for the relevant assessment year, did...

Section 87A, as applicable for the relevant assessment year, did not exclude tax on short-term capital gains taxable under section 111A. Although section 112A expressly limits the rebate for specified long-term capital gains, no equivalent restriction applied to section 111A income; the special tax rate governs tax computation but does not curtail the independent rebate absent express legislation. A later amendment restricting the rebate to tax computed under section 115BAC(1A), effective from Assessment Year 2026-27, cannot deny the benefit for Assessment Year 2024-25 without express retrospective operation. The notes state that rebate was to be granted and tax recomputed accordingly.

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