Assessee's Exemption Denied: Investment in Bonds Beyond 6-Month Limit u/s 54EC Income Tax Act.

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....Exemption u/s 54EC - Assessee has not been able to raise any material contention to dispute this position. He has only submitted that the assessee wanted to invest the long- term capital gain in purchase of another residential property and unable to find the suitable property, he finally invested the amount in long- term capital gain bonds on 21. 01.2020. In my opinion, this aspect is irrelevant to decide the eligibility of assessee for exemption under section 54EC, which specifically provides that the investment in eligible bonds is required to be made by the assessee within a period of six months from the date of transfer of the long-term capital asset in order to claim the exemption on account of long- term capital gain - AT....