Section 54F Exemption: Construction Completion Not Required for Long-Term Capital Gains; Investment and Commencement Suffice.

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....Exemption u/s 54F - LTCG - completion of construction or just investment - Nowhere does the provision lay down a stipulation of completion of construction as a condition precedent for claiming the exemption. Once the construction has been started and the requisite amount has been invested in the same, the requirement of section 54F gets fulfilled notwithstanding the fact that the construction does not get completed within the given period of three years. - AT....