Eligibility Under SVLDRS Shouldn't Be Denied for Procedural Errors; Focus on Meeting Eligibility Conditions per Finance Act 2019.

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....Benefit of SVLDRS - It is settled law even under taxation that if a person is eligible to one or another benefit, he should not be denied said benefit on procedural or technical grounds. The requirement of strict compliance of conditions is necessary to ascertain eligibility, however procedural formalities need not to be strictly complied with. Filing of one or more declarations has been prescribed by Rules whereas conditions of eligibility have been prescribed by Finance Act, 2019. The filing of separate declaration is not even condition whereas it is sort of procedure. - HC....