Failure to claim deduction in return bars 80JJAA relief; statutory non compliance with filing requirements led to disallowance.

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....Assessee sought deduction under section 80JJAA but failed to claim it in the original return and did not file Form 10DA within the prescribed time; the tribunal applied the statutory rule that deductions under Chapter VIA require a claim in the return and concluded that section 80A(5) precludes allowance of deductions not claimed in the return. Because the claim was first made before the CIT(A) and not in the return, the deduction under section 80JJAA was disallowed.....