The appellant did not acquire a new residential property within...

The appellant did not acquire a new residential property within the specified time period, failing the mandatory condition for deduction u/s 54. The CIT(A)-NFAC incorrectly invoked the "one year before the transfer" limb, concluding that the assessee is ineligible for deduction. However, the relevant date for computing the limitation u/s 54 in all three eventualities is the payment of consideration and possession of the new property. Judicial precedents support this interpretation. The assessee is entitled to the deduction u/s 54.