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Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, 1961—Capital gain — Merely because the assessee has claimed deduction under section 54F by treating the flat as a commercial property, assessee's claim of deduction under section 54 cannot be disallowed if the assessee fulfills the conditions of section 54. Merely because the assessee claimed a deduction under the wrong provision, his claim cannot be disallowed if it is allowable under a different provision. Thus, while admitting the additional ground raised by the assessee being purely a legal ground which can be decided without requiring investigation into fresh facts, the Assessing Officer was directed to allow assessee's claim of deduction under section 54 in respect of the second flat — SATISH S. PRABHU Vs. ASSTT. CIT [2020] 181 ITD 63 (ITAT-MUMBAI)