Entitlement for relief u/s 89(1) - Can be equated to refund...

Entitlement for relief u/s 89(1) - Can be equated to refund amount or not - Employee under suspension from 01.03.1996 to 16.04.2007 got ‘subsistence allowance’ for the said period. - The court clarified that the relief u/s 89 of the Income Tax Act is a form of rebate or adjustment in the computation of tax liability, not a direct refundable amount. It highlighted that the relief aims to adjust the tax liability when income is received in arrears or advance, impacting the tax rate applied. - The court found no error in the Income Tax Department's calculation of the refund amount. It noted that after accounting for the relief u/s 89, the correct refundable amount was determined and paid to the petitioner.