TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2025 (12) TMI 1577
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....es is that of correctness of the learned lower authorities' action assessing the assessee's interest component of land acquisition compensation u/s 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, while invoking section 57(iv) r.w.s. 56(1)(a) r.w.s. 145A(b) of the Act. 3. Learned Sr. DR representing the department vehemently argued that the instant issue is no more res integra in light of Mahender Pal Narang Vs. CBDT (2020) 423 ITR 13 (P&H) as well as PCIT Vs. Inderjit Singh Sodhi HUF (2024) 161 taxmann.com 301 (Del.) wherein the department has succeeded before their lordships that the impugned interest component ought to be assessed as income from "other" sources only. 4. We have given our thoughtful consideration to the assessee's pleadings and Revenue's foregoing vehement contention. It emerges that this tribunal's recent decision in Pawan Kumar Vs. PCIT (2024) 159 taxmann.com 61 (Del.-Trib.) has distinguished the said case law as under: "3. Briefly stated, the assessee is an individual. He filed his return for AY 2018-19 on 29.08.2018 declaring income of Rs. 6,35,470/-. His return was processed under section 143(1)(a) on 28.06.2019. His case was selected for complete scruti....
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....t interest under section 28 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 granted by the court is an integral part of enhanced compensation and exempt under section 10(37) of the Act in case of the assessee. 6.1 Elaborating the above contentions, the Ld. AR pointed out that in notice under section 142(1) of the Act dated 23.11.2020 (copy at Paper Book page 1-2), the Ld. AO required the assessee to furnish documentary evidence in support of claim that the amount of Rs. 6,86,17,767/- is received under section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act. The assessee responded vide letter (copy at pages 3-58 of Paper Book) that the assessee received enhanced compensation on compulsory acquisition of his agricultural land by Haryana Govt. of Rs. 6,86,17,767/- which included interest under section 28 of Land Acquisition Act of Rs. 3,97,56,460/- which was part of enhanced compensation as held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in CIT vs. Ghanshyam HUF (2009) 315 ITR 1 (SC). It was claimed that the assessee was entitled to exemption under section 10(37) of the Act. The explanation of the assessee was accepted by the Ld. AO who passed the impugned assessment order dated 22.01.2021 without making any addition. T....
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....d interest paid on excess compensation under section 28 of Land Acquisition Act. Whereas interest under section 34 is payable for delay in making payment after taking possession of the acquired land, interest under section 28 is awarded for accretion in the value of land and is therefore part of enhanced compensation. 6.5 In Ghanshyam's case (supra), the Hon'ble Supreme Court held that interest under section 28, unlike interest under section 34 is an accretion to the value and hence it is a part of enhanced compensation or consideration which is not the case under section 34 of the 1894 Act. 6.6 As to the alleged non-consideration of the decision of Hon'ble P & H High Court in Mahender Pal Narang's case (supra) by the Ld. AO, it is submitted that the Hon'ble Supreme Court dismissed the SLP of the assessee filed against the said decision of Hon'ble P & H High Court in limine and it is a settled law that the dismissal of SLP in limine does not amount to affirmation of the view taken by the High Court. Unless the judgment of the High Court is affirmed, at least, with short reasoning, the same would not amount to binding precedent. 6.7....
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....he Act be not passed. In response the assessee submitted that the amount received under section 28 of Land Acquisition Act is exempt from tax relying on the decision of Delhi Bench of the Tribunal in the case of Shri Puneet Singh, Karnal vs. ACIT pronounced on 08.12.2022 for AY 2011-12 wherein placing reliance upon the decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Ghanshyam HUF (supra) decided in favour of the assessee. The submission of the assessee was not acceptable to the Ld. PCIT in view of the decision of Hon'ble P&H High Court in Mahender Pal Narang vs,. CBDT and dismissal of SLP filed against it by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. He, therefore, set aside the assessment order and directed the Ld. AO to pass an order afresh. 9. As to the issue of lack of necessary and proper enquiry during assessment proceeding, the Ld. AR demonstrated that in response to notice under section 142(1) of the Act issued by the Ld. AO the assessee submitted that interest of Rs. 3,97,56,460/- received by the assessee formed part of enhanced compensation as held by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Ghanshyam HUF's case (supra) which the assessee claimed as exempt under section....
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....crual/cash basis on the basis of accounting principles as held by the decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Rama Bai vs. CIT (1990) 181 ITR 400. It was also explained that insertion of section 145A, 145B, 56(2)(viii) and 57(iv) by the Finance (No.2) Act, 2009 did not change the character of interest under section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act from 'capital receipt' forming part of enhanced compensation as envisaged in section 45(5) of the Act to 'revenue receipt' chargeable to tax as 'income from other sources'. It was also explained to the Ld. PCIT that after analysing the provisions of section 28 and 34 of Land Acquisition Act the Hon'ble Supreme Court held in the case of Ghanshyam HUF that interest is different from compensation. However, interest paid on the excess amount under section 28 depends upon a claim by a person whose land is acquired whereas interest under section 34 is for delay in making payment. This vital difference needs to be kept in mind in deciding this matter. Interest under section 28 is part of the amount of compensation whereas interest under section 34 is only for delay in making payment after the compensation amount is det....
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....016. In his return filed for AY 2016- 17 he treated the interest received under section 28 of the 1894 Act as income from other sources and claimed deduction for 50% as per section 57(iv) of the 1961 Act. The return was processed under section 143(1) of the Act. An application under section 264 was made claiming that by mistake the assessee treated the interest income as income from other sources whereas the same is part of enhanced compensation. The revisional authority rejected the application under section 264 on 30.1.2019. It was in this factual matrix that the assessee filed writ petition before the Hon'ble P & H High Court. The question for consideration was "whether after the insertion of section 56(2)(viii) and 57(iv) of the Act w.e.f. 01.04.2010, can the assessee claim that interest received under section 28 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 will partake the character of the compensation and would fall under the head "capital gain" and not "income from other sources" ? It was argued by the assessee that there is no amendment in section 10(37) and by insertion of sections 56(2)(viii) and 57(iv), the nature of interest under section 28 of the 1894 Act will remain that of....