CIT(A) Grants Tax Deduction as Project Completed Before March 31, 2012, Despite AO's Misinterpretation of Date.

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....Deduction u/s 80IB(10)(a) - As well established that the project of the assessee was completed before the cutoff date as per the provisions by the Act i.e. 31.03. 2012. The AO has chosen to ignore all these facts and made the addition on the basis of interpretation of statute by holding that the date of completion is 21.12.2013 i.e. the date of letter of Joint Secretary, GDA ignoring the fact that this letter is not a completion certificate issued by the GDA. This letter itself mentions the date of completion as 21.02.2011. This date of letter has been erroneously taken by AO as ' the completion date. - CIT(A) rightly granted the benefit of deduction - AT....