Section 56(2)(vii) Misapplied: Taxpayer Wins Dispute Over Semi-Constructed Property's Stamp Duty Valuation.

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....Addition u/s. 56(2)(vii) - Applicability for properties which are under construction? - AO mechanically applied provisions of section 56(2) to bring he difference between the stamp duty value and the actual sale consideration paid by the assessee without making any efforts to find out the actual cost of the property when in fact the assessee stated that the property when purchased was under semi construction stage and there were disputes between builders and the purchasers and ultimately the builder was abandoned the project and left - Additions deleted - AT....