https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=92841 ITAT allowed partial relief, holding that denial of exemption under s.54F solely because the assessee did not deposit unspent capital gains in the CGAS prior to filing under s.139(1) is not fatal. The matter is remitted to the AO for fresh adjudication: AO must examine verifiable evidence that the sale proceeds were applied to construction and that costs were incurred within the temporal limits prescribed by s.54(1)/s.54F(1) (including consideration of a belated return filed under s.139(4)). If the AO finds that requisite utilization occurred within the statutory period, the assessee is entitled to deduction under s.54F; otherwise the claim shall be disallowed. en-us Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:37:32 +0530 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:37:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=92841 ITAT allowed partial relief, holding that denial of exemption under s.54F solely because the assessee did not deposit unspent capital gains in the CGAS prior to filing under s.139(1) is not fatal. The matter is remitted to the AO for fresh adjudication: AO must examine verifiable evidence that the sale proceeds were applied to construction and that costs were incurred within the temporal limits prescribed by s.54(1)/s.54F(1) (including consideration of a belated return filed under s.139(4)). If the AO finds that requisite utilization occurred within the statutory period, the assessee is entitled to deduction under s.54F; otherwise the claim shall be disallowed. Highlights Income Tax Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:37:32 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=92841