https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=96623 Characterisation of mesne profits was contested as revenue or capital; tribunal found mesne profits constituted compensation for benefit unjustly retained by a tenant who overstayed on a monthtomonth tenancy, not damages to the capital asset, and therefore are revenue receipts. Reliance on certain earlier tribunal decisions was rejected and a binding highercourt precedent favouring revenue characterisation was applied. Consequence: the mesne profits are taxable as revenue and the taxpayer's appeal against the assessment was dismissed. en-us Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:16:12 +0530 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:16:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=96623 Characterisation of mesne profits was contested as revenue or capital; tribunal found mesne profits constituted compensation for benefit unjustly retained by a tenant who overstayed on a monthtomonth tenancy, not damages to the capital asset, and therefore are revenue receipts. Reliance on certain earlier tribunal decisions was rejected and a binding highercourt precedent favouring revenue characterisation was applied. Consequence: the mesne profits are taxable as revenue and the taxpayer's appeal against the assessment was dismissed. Highlights Income Tax Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:16:12 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=96623