Land-acquisition compensation remains outside income-tax withholding, enabling refund of tax deducted after prescribed compliance is completed.

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....Compensation payable to land losers under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is not subject to income-tax deduction or payment. Tax deducted at source from such compensation is refundable. Where a refund claim is affected by non-filing of the return or delay, the prescribed condonation application and return must be filed to enable processing of the refund. The stated position treats the statutory land-acquisition compensation as outside the scope of taxable income for TDS purposes.....