Deduction under the capital gains exemption for purchase of a...

Deduction under the capital gains exemption for purchase of a new residential property was allowed where the property was registered in a sister's name but the assessee paid the booking advance and entire purchase consideration from his bank accounts, produced provisional allotment, a memorandum of understanding, confirmation from the sister that registration was for convenience, a subsequent gift deed and municipal records; the tribunal noted that liberal interpretation commonly afforded to purchases by spouse or unmarried children does not automatically extend to other relatives, but on the documentary chain and source-of-funds the exemption's conditions were satisfied and the disallowance was deleted.

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