Section 54EC deduction for Amount not invested in REC Bonds within prescribed time due to Delay in receipt of sale consideration amount

Pr. CIT Vs Shri Mahipinder Singh Sandhu (Punjab and Haryana HC) Assessing Officer rejected the objection of the assessee regarding withdrawal of exemption under Section 54EC of the Act by noticing that the assessee was not eligible for exemption under Section 54EC since the investment was not made within six months after the date of transfer which is an eligibility criterion for claiming the exemption. The said findings of the Assessing Officer were upheld by the CIT(A) in appeal. On further appeal, the Tribunal upheld the action of the Assessing Officer in reopening of the assessment. However...