High Court Grants Relief Under Article 226 for VRS Deductions Rejected Due to Jurisdictional Overreach by CBDT Instructions.

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....Entitled to claim deduction u/s 10 (10 C) (viii) and also under Section 89 (1) - amounts received as part of VRS - claim came to be rejected on the basis of the instructions/letter issued by the CBDT - when the proceedings are found to be without jurisdiction the existence of an alternative remedy is not a bar for granting relief under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. It becomes our duty to grant relief when we are convinced that the proceedings are without jurisdiction.- HC....