Allowability of deduction under section 80-IA of IT Act, 1961 claimed by a works contractor

RELEVANT PARAGRAPHS: 7. In the facts of the present case we find that the assessee undertook work on contract basis. The assessee took contract work of insitu cement lining for water supply project of the Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Gujarat Government Undertaking). 8. Vide Finance Act, 2007 an Explanation was inserted with retrospective effect from 1-4-2000 after sub-section (13) of section 80IA, which reads as under: “For removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that nothing contained in this section shall apply to a person who executes a works contract entered into with th...