Agricultural-land exclusion under wealth tax extends retrospectively to revenue-record agricultural land used for agricultural purposes.

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....Retrospective amendment to the definition of wealth-tax assets extends the agricultural-land exclusion to land classified as agricultural in revenue records and used for agricultural purposes. Where agricultural activity is undisputed, the amended exclusion governs the relevant assessment year, including AY 2008-09. Such land falls outside taxable wealth, and tax demand recovered in respect of it may be claimed by refund.....